Classic route
Gribskovbanen
Hillerød → Gilleleje · Denmark
Built in 1880 to carry timber out of the Gribskov forest as far as Græsted; the line reached the sea at Gilleleje on 14 May 1896, and its passengers have called it the Pig ever since.
- Distance
- 26 km
- Fastest time
- 31 min
- Average speed
- 50 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmHillerød +2
- 2 kmSlotspavillonen +1
- 9 kmKagerup +1
- 14 kmMårum
- 17 kmSaltrup
- 19 kmGræsted syd
- 20 kmGræsted
- 23 kmPårup
- 25 kmFjellenstrup
- 26 kmGilleleje +1
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10030715: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 950R
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Gribskovbanen?
The Gribskovbanen runs 26 km from Hillerød to Gilleleje.
How long does the Gribskovbanen take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 31 min for the 26 km. That is an average of 50 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Gribskovbanen?
Lokaltog, with R 950R.
How old is the Gribskovbanen?
The line has been in service since 1896. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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