Billstedt station

Billstedt
Billstedt
Hamburg U-Bahn station
General information
Location	Billstedter Platz ; 22111 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°32′33″N 10°06′25″E / 53.54250°N 10.10694°E
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)	Template:ÖPNV Hamburg Template:ÖPNV Hamburg
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike and ride
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	BI
History
Opened	28 September 1969

Billstedt is a major rapid transit station on the Hamburg U-Bahn lines U2 and U4. For line U2, Billstedt is a through station; for line U4, it is currently terminus station. Intermodal connections are available to local and regional buses. The station is located in the Hamburg district of Billstedt, Germany. Billstedt is part of the borough of Hamburg-Mitte.

History

The station was opened in 1969, and initially served as terminus station for line U3 until opening of Merkenstraße station in May 1970.^[2]

Layout

The station's layout is using a natural depression for the rail tracks to sit below street level, but nevertheless above ground level. The platforms for the U-Bahn trains are capped by the ZOB Billstedt, a central bus station. Adjacent to the bus station is Billstedt-Center, a 40,000 m² (430,000 sq ft) large shopping mall.

Service

Trains

Billstedt U-Bahn station is served by Hamburg U-Bahn lines U2 and U4; departures into the inner-city are every 5 minutes; trains out east run every 10 minutes.^[1]

Preceding station		HVV2		Following station
Template:HVV2 stations toward Template:HVV2 stations		Template:HVV2 lines		Template:HVV2 stations toward Template:HVV2 stations
Template:HVV2 stations toward Template:HVV2 stations		Template:HVV2 lines		Terminus

Bus

Billstedt ZOB is served by ten HHA bus lines and a number of private bus operators.

References

^ ^a ^b "Billstedt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "Linienchronik". hochbahnbuch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

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[hamburger-untergrundbahn.de-1] "Billstedt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

[2] "Linienchronik". hochbahnbuch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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