Hamburg-Harburg station
Station Hamburg-Harburg main entrance (in 2006) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hannoversche Str. 85 21079 Hamburg Germany | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′22″N 9°59′30″E / 53.45611°N 9.99167°E | ||||
| Owned by | DB Station&Service | ||||
| Lines | ICE and regional rail | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade (Main line) Underground (Rapid transit) | ||||
| Parking | Park and ride | ||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | Main line: ds100: AHAR DB station code: 2519 Type: Bf Category: 2 ds100: AHRS Type: Hp | ||||
| Fare zone | HVV: B/308[1] | ||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 May 1897 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||
| Electrified | Main line: 6 April 1965 | ||||
| Previous names | 1897-1928 Harburg Hauptbahnhof 1928-1938 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg Hauptbahnhof | ||||
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Hamburg-Harburg or Harburg (German: Bahnhof Hamburg-Harburg) is one of four operational main-line railway stations (Fernbahnhöfe) in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Opened on 1 May 1897, it is situated on the Hannover-Hamburg, Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg and Lower Elbe lines as well as the Harburg S-Bahn line. Train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Metronom with the rapid transit station (named just Harburg) being served by the Hamburg S-Bahn. The station is managed by DB Station&Service.[2]
History
[edit]The underground S-Bahn station was opened in 1983.[3]
Layout
[edit]
The railway tracks and platforms for the main station are at-grade; the S-Bahn tracks from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (lines S3 and S5) converge at the underground station.[3]
Train services
[edit]In the 2026 timetable, the following services stop at the station:[4]
Long distance service
[edit]| Line | Route | Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE 11 | Munich – Stuttgart – Frankfurt – Hannover – Hamburg-Harburg – Hamburg | Some trains at night | |
| ICE 24 | Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Kassel – Würzburg – Augsburg – Munich (– Schwarzach-St. Veit) | Some trains | |
| Westerland – Niebüll – Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hanover – Kassel – Frankfurt | 1 train pair | ||
| ICE 25 | (Lübeck –) Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Fulda – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich | Hourly | |
| ICE 42 | (Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Bremen – Osnabrück –) Münster –Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Siegburg/Bonn – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – München-Pasing – Munich | Every 2 hours | |
| ICE 43 | Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel | ||
| FLX 20 | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Osnabrück – Münster – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Köln | 1–3 train pairs | |
| NJ | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Augsburg – München | 1 per day (night train) | |
| NJ | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel – Zürich | 1 per day (night train) | |
| NJ | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Nürnberg – Linz – Wien | 1 per day (night train) | |
In March 2026 GoVolta services began calling.[5][6][7]
Regional trains
[edit]| Line | Route | Operator | KBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE 3 | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Lüneburg – Uelzen (– Celle – Hannover) | Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft | 110 |
| RB 31 | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Meckelfeld – Winsen (Luhe) – Lüneburg | 110 | |
| RE 4 | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Buchholz – Tostedt – Rotenburg – Bremen | 120 | |
| RB 41 | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Buchholz – Tostedt – Rotenburg – Bremen | 120 | |
| RE 5 | Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Buxtehude – Stade – Cuxhaven | Start Unterelbe | 121 |
| RB 38 | Hamburg-Harburg – Buchholz – Soltau – Hanover (only Sat/Sun) |
Rapid transit
[edit]Lines S3 and S5, coming from the southwest of the city and Stade, continue via the Hauptbahnhof toward Pinneberg or Elbgaustraße in the northwest.[8]
Buses
[edit]A bus station served by several bus lines offering connections to places both inside and outside city boundaries is located in front of the railway station.[9]
Facilities
[edit]Parking spaces for both cars and bikes are available. Several shops are located in the station building. There are personnel at the station for ticket sales, information and also assistance for handicapped persons. Lockers and safes, toilets, and SOS and information telephones are also provided.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008 (pdf)[permanent dead link], DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) Accessed August 8, 2008 (in German)
- ^ a b Borchers, Jan; Heimann, Martin; Pischek, Wolfgang (2002), Die Hamburg S-Bahn (in German), Munich: GeraMond, p. 52, ISBN 3-7654-7191-7
- ^ "Departures: Hamburg-Harburg" (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ GoVolta launches to make international rail travel affordable, comfortable and accessible to everyone Railway Gazette International 20 March 2026
- ^ GoVolta enters European passenger market International Railway Journal 23 March 2026
- ^ GoVolta launches international services Modern Railways issue 932 May 2026 page 86
- ^ Rapid Transit/Regional Rail (PDF), Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, 14 December 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009, retrieved 26 March 2009
- ^ a b DB-Konzern Harburg (in German), Deutsche Bahn, 2009, retrieved 26 March 2009
External links
[edit]- Picture of the Hamburg-Harburg station (in German)
