Northwest Line

Zealand from Roskilde out to the Great Belt at Kalundborg, opened on 30 December 1874 and doubled as far as Holbæk in 2014.

The Kalundborg line is 79 km of state-owned single track across western Zealand, from Roskilde out to the ferry port, with DSB running it through from Copenhagen Central. Holbæk is its busiest station, and the section up to it was doubled in 2014 and electrified in 2021; the rest is still waiting for wires and for ERTMS level 2.

Stations

1. 0 kmRoskilde +3
2. 10 kmLejre
3. 17 kmHvalsø
4. 23 kmTølløse +1
5. 30 kmVipperød
6. 36 kmHolbæk +1
7. 37 kmStenhus +1
8. 44 kmRegstrup
9. 48 kmKnabstrup
10. 51 kmMørkøv
11. 58 kmJyderup
12. 66 kmSvebølle
13. 77 kmKalundborg Øst
14. 79 kmKalundborg

The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. 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.

Along the way

• Roskilde
• Holbæk, the busiest station on the line
• Kalundborg

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10060412: 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 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 53523
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Northwest Line?

The Northwest Line runs 79 km from Roskilde to Kalundborg.

How long does the Northwest Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 09 min for the 79 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Northwest Line?

DSB.

How old is the Northwest Line?

The line has been in service since 1874. 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.

How often does the Northwest Line run?

21 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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