Regstrup railway station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Regstrup between the cities of Holbæk and Kalundborg on the island of Zealand, Denmark. The station is located in the northern part of the town by its main artery Hovedgaden.
Regstrup railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from to . The station opened in 1874. It offers regional rail services to , , and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.
History
Regstrup railway station opened as one of the original intermediate stations on the Northwest Line between and which opened on 30 December 1874.
On 6 January 1998, the station was the site of the Regstrup railway collision, where two passenger trains collided head-on northeast of the station. Three people were seriously injured and 23 people suffered minor injuries in the accident.
Architecture Regstrup station's station building was built to designs by the Danish railway architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways. The station building was torn down in October 2002.
Services The station offers frequent regional rail services to , , and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.
See also
List of railway stations in Denmark Rail transport in Denmark History of rail transport in Denmark Transport in Denmark
References Citations
Bibliography
External links
Banedanmark – government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network DSB – national Danish train operating company Danske Jernbaner – website with information on railway history in Denmark