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Wilhelmsburg station

Coordinates: 53°29′56″N 10°0′25″E / 53.49889°N 10.00694°E / 53.49889; 10.00694
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Wilhelmsburg
Hamburg S-Bahn station
General information
Other namesHamburg-Wilhelmsburg
LocationWilhelm-Strauss-Weg
22109 Hamburg
Germany
Coordinates53°29′56″N 10°0′25″E / 53.49889°N 10.00694°E / 53.49889; 10.00694
Owned byDB Station&Service
Line(s)S3 S5
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeTerrain cutting
ParkingPark and ride (186 slots)[1]
Bicycle facilitiesStadtRad
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeds100: AWFS
DB station code: 2523
Type: Bf Category: 4
Fare zoneHVV: A/108 and 208[2]
History
Opened1 December 1872; 151 years ago (1872-12-01)
Rebuilt1983, 2013
Electrifiedmain line 6 April 1965; 59 years ago (1965-04-06), 15 kV AC system (overhead)
23 September 1983; 40 years ago (1983-09-23), 1200 V DC system (3rd rail)
Previous names1872-1930 Wilhelmsburg
1930-38 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg Nord
1938 to date Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station
Veddel
towards Pinneberg
S3 Hamburg-Harburg
Veddel S5 Hamburg-Harburg
towards Stade
Location
Wihelmsburg is located in Hamburg
Wihelmsburg
Wihelmsburg
Location in Hamburg
Wihelmsburg is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Wihelmsburg
Wihelmsburg
Location in Schleswig-Holstein
Wihelmsburg is located in Germany
Wihelmsburg
Wihelmsburg
Location in Germany
Wihelmsburg is located in Europe
Wihelmsburg
Wihelmsburg
Location in Europe

Wilhelmsburg station is a rapid transit station on the Harburg S-Bahn line and is served by trains on the Hamburg S-Bahn network. The railway station is located in the quarter Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany.

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.[3]

History

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The Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the Rollbahn line on December 1, 1872.[4] 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.[5]

In connection with Hamburg IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung), the station was substantially renovated, with a new bridge, entrance and platform roof.[6]

Layout

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The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5 centimetres (2.0 in).[7] It has exits on both ends of the island platform and a flat roof.[8]

Services

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Trains

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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.[9]

Facilities at the station

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There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.[7]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Park+Ride car parks". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Fare Zone Plan (PDF), Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, retrieved 2009-03-18
  3. ^ Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008 (pdf), DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) (in German)
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Borchers, Heimann, Pischek, p. 273
  6. ^ "S-Bahn Wilhelmsburg und Fußgängerbrücke". iba-hamburg.de. Internationale Bauausstellung Hamburg (IBA). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b DB station information, see external links
  8. ^ Borchers, Jan; Heimann, Martin; Pischek, Wolfgang (2002), Die Hamburg S-Bahn (in German), Munich: GeraMond, p. 50, ISBN 3-7654-7191-7
  9. ^ Network plan HVV, see external links
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