[1] The station is located in the central part of the town and also serves the nearby village of Gammel Lejre, the Ledreborg manor house and the archaeological open-air museum Land of Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre).

Lejre railway station is situated on the Northwest Line from Roskilde to Kalundborg.

[2] It offers regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.

The railway town is today known as Lejre, whereas the old village is known as Gammel Lejre (English: Old Lejre) The original and still existing station building from 1874 was designed by the Danish 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.

[3] The station offers frequent regional rail services to Holbæk, Roskilde and Copenhagen operated by the national railway company DSB.