Wilhelmsburg Station
Wilhelmsburg station is listed as a Bf (Bahnhof) (rail station), a place where trains may start, end or change directions, and that has at least one set of points. The station is managed by DB Station&Service, a subsidiary of German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG.
History
The Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the Rollbahn line on December 1, 1872. In 1983 — after 10 years of construction, the first part of Hamburg's southern S-Bahn line from Central Station toward Harburg were completed and opened with the new Wilhelmsburg station.
In connection with Hamburg IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung), the station was substantially renovated, with a new bridge, entrance and platform roof.
Layout
The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5 centimetres (2.0 in). It has exits on both ends of the island platform and a flat roof.
Services
Trains
S3 and S5 line rapid transit trains call at the station. The trains run through central Hamburg and on to the towns of Pinneberg and Stade.
Facilities at the station
There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.
Gallery
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Platform of the station, viewed from the pedestrian bridge
See also
References
- ^ "Park+Ride car parks". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Fare Zone Plan (PDF), Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, retrieved 2009-03-18
- ^ Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008 (pdf), DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) (in German)
- ^ Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2008), Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland, Band (in German), vol. 11: Hamburg, Freiburg: EisenbahnKurier, p. 251, ISBN 978-3-88255-392-5
- ^ Borchers, Heimann, Pischek, p. 273
- ^ "S-Bahn Wilhelmsburg und Fußgängerbrücke". iba-hamburg.de. Internationale Bauausstellung Hamburg (IBA). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ DB station information, see external links
- ^ Borchers, Jan; Heimann, Martin; Pischek, Wolfgang (2002), Die Hamburg S-Bahn (in German), Munich: GeraMond, p. 50, ISBN 3-7654-7191-7
- ^ Network plan HVV, see external links
External links
- DB station information (in German)
- Network plan HVV (pdf) 560 KiB