Baumwall station
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 Baumwall | |||||
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| Hamburg U-Bahn station | |||||
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| Location | Baumwall Neustadt, Hamburg Germany | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°32′39″N 09°58′53″E / 53.54417°N 9.98139°E | ||||
| Operated by | Hamburger Hochbahn AG | ||||
| Line(s) | Template:ÖPNV Hamburg | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | elevated | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1912 | ||||
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Baumwall is an elevated metro station located at Baumwall embankment in Hamburg's inner-city. It was opened in 1912 and is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U3.[1] It was renamed Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) on 2 December 2016.[2]
Location
Baumwall is the name of an embankment on the Hamburg Harbour front. The station is located at the exposed headland of Fleet Island, between Herrengrabenfleet, Alsterfleet and Binnenhafen. Administratively, Baumwall belongs to Neustadt; bridges across Alsterfleet and Binnenhafen connect it with the districts Altstadt and HafenCity respectively. Historically, Baumwall was site of a water barrier and part of the Hamburg Wallanlagen.
The station has significance for both commuters and visitors. It is nearest station for the Hanseatic Trade Center and other large office complexes like Gruner + Jahr. For visitors it offers access to the Elbe Philharmonic Hall and the Speicherstadt.
Service
Baumwall is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U3; departures are every 5 minutes.
See also
References
- ^ Baumwall auf hamburger-untergrundbahn.de
- ^ "Eine Haltestelle für die Elbphilharmonie". NDR Nachrichten. Norddeutsche Rundfunk. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
Die Station an der gelben Linie U3 existierte nämlich schon, musste am Freitag nur von "Baumwall" in "Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie)" umbenannt werden.
External links
Media related to U-Bahnhof Baumwall at Wikimedia Commons
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