Niendorf Markt station
 Niendorf Markt | |
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| Hamburg U-Bahn station | |
 The southwest entrance to Niendorf Markt | |
| General information | |
| Location | Garstedter Weg 22459 Hamburg Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°37′11″N 9°57′05″E / 53.6197°N 9.9515°E |
| Operated by | Hamburger Hochbahn AG |
| Line(s) | Template:ÖPNV Hamburg |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Bus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | at-grade |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HHA: NM[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 June 1985[1] |
Niendorf Markt is a metro station in Niendorf, Hamburg on the Hamburg U-Bahn line U2.
History
Since 1955, the Hamburg tram system had been scaled back, until 1978, when the last tram line, line 2, to Niendorf ceased operations. In order to replace the tram line, a metro line to Niendorf was required. Since there was no money to finance the cost of building a new line from Stephansplatz to Niendorf via the Grindel quarter, Hoheluft, and Lokstedt, which would have followed the path of the former tram line 2, it was decided that the line to Eimsbüttel (the U2) would be extended instead. [2]
The construction of the subway extension to Niendorf began on July 7, 1979, almost a year after the tram line had been replaced by buses. At the same time, it was decided that Niendorf Markt would not be the terminus of the extension, but instead, that the line would be extended further to the new development areas of Niendorf Nord in a second construction phase. At the former terminus, Hagenbecks Tierpark, the sidings were rebuilt for the extension, which ran completely underground for environmental reasons.
On November 5, 1984, a museum train carrying politicians and reporters came to Niendorf Markt. The train was pulled by a diesel locomotive, since the line had not yet been electrified. The official opening of Niendorf Markt occurred a little under a year later, on June 2, 1985. The completion of the northern extension of the line to Niendorf Nord took until March 9, 1991, such that Niendorf Markt was the terminus of the U2 for about six years.[2]
Services
Niendorf Markt is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U2.
References
- ^ a b "Niendorf Markt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Ulrich Alexis Christiansen: Hamburgs dunkle Welten. Berlin 2. Aufl. 2010. ISBN 978-3-86153-589-8
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