Classic route
Tisvildeleje branch
Hillerød → Tisvildeleje · Denmark
- Distance
- 25 km
- Fastest time
- 35 min
- Average speed
- 43 km/h
- Operator
- Lokaltog
- Train
- Lokaltog 960R
- Countries
- Denmark
- In service since
- 1924
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Gribskovbanen’s western arm: built in 1880 to bring timber out of the Gribskov forest, on to Helsinge in 1897 and to the Kattegat dunes at Tisvildeleje in 1924.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10038486 — 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 960R
How long is the Tisvildeleje branch?
The Tisvildeleje branch runs 25 km from Hillerød to Tisvildeleje.
How long does the Tisvildeleje branch take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 35 min for the 25 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Tisvildeleje branch?
Lokaltog.
How old is the Tisvildeleje branch?
The line has been in service since 1924. 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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