Tølløse Line

The Tølløse Line (Danish: Tølløsebanen) (previously Høng-Tølløse Jernbane (HTJ) is a 50.8 km (31.6 mi) long^[2] standard gauge single track local passenger railway line between Tølløse and Slagelse in the western part of the island of Zealand, Denmark. It runs from Tølløse station on the Northwest Line to Slagelse station on the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line, through a mainly rural area.

Tølløse Line
Overview
Native name	Tølløsebanen
Status	Active
Termini	Tølløse station Slagelse station
Stations	12
Service
Type	Local railway
System	Danish railways
Operator(s)	Lokaltog[1]
History
Opened	Tølløse-Høng: 22 December 1901 (1901-12-22) Slagelse-Høng: 1 May 1898 (1898-05-01)[2]
Technical
Line length	50.8 km (31.6 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	Single track
Character	Passenger train
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The section from Tølløse to Høng opened in 1901, whereas the section from Høng to Slagelse opened in 1898 as part of the now closed Slagelse-Værslev Line.^[2] The railway is currently operated by the railway company Lokaltog.^[1] Lokaltog runs frequent local train services from Tølløse station to Slagelse station.

History

Railcar on the Tølløse Line at Kirke Eskilstrup station in 1974.

The railway line from Tølløse to Høng opened on 22 December 1901 as the Høng-Tølløse Jernbane (HTJ) and connected Tølløse station on the Northwest Line with Høng station on the Slagelse-Værslev Line.

The section from Høng to Slagelse opened on 1 May 1898 as part of the Slagelse-Værslev Line. The section from Høng to Værslev of the Slagelse-Værslev Line was closed on 23 May 1971.

In May 2003, the operating company Høng-Tølløse Jernbane A/S (HTJ) was merged with the operating company of the Odsherred Line, Odsherreds Jernbane A/S, to form the railway company Vestjællands Lokalbaner (VL). On 1 January 2009, Vestsjællands Lokalbaner was again merged with the operating companies of the East Line and the Lolland Line to form the railway company Regionstog A/S (RT) responsible for train operation on four local railways on the islands of Zealand, Lolland and Falster. Regionstog A/S again merged with Lokalbanen A/S on 1 July 2015 to form the railway company Lokaltog A/S which is currently responsible for train operation and related passenger services on the Tølløse Line.^[1]

Operations

Trains on the Tølløse Line are operated by the railway company Lokaltog.^[1] Lokaltog runs frequent local train services from Tølløse station to Slagelse station.

Stations

Tølløse station

Dianalund station

Høng station

• Tølløse
• Kirke Eskilstrup
• Udstrup, closed
• Store Merløse
• Bagmarken
• Nyrup
• Oustrup, closed in 1975
• Stenlille
• Vedde
• Dianalund
• Skellebjerg
• Konradineslyst, closed
• Hestehaven, opened in 1929, closed in 1974
• Ruds Vedby
• Kulby, closed
• Høng
• Løve, closed in 2011
• Havrebjerg, closed in 2011
• Slagelse

See also

• List of railway lines in Denmark