Hamburg-Harburg station

Hamburg-Harburg
Harburg
Transportation hub

Station Hamburg-Harburg main entrance (in 2006)
Station statistics
Address Hannoversche Str. 85
21079 Hamburg
Germany
Lines Deutsche Bahn
ICE and regional rail
Hamburg S-Bahn
S3
S31
Connections Bus
Structure Main line: at-grade
Rapid transit: underground
Parking Park and ride
Bicycle facilities Yes
Baggage check Yes
Other information
Opened Rapid transit: 1983
Rebuilt 1983
Electrified Main line:
Rapid transit:
1200 volts DC system third rail
Accessible
Code Main line:
ds100: AHAR
DB station code: 2519
Type: Bf
Category: 2
Rapid transit:
ds100: AHRS
Type: Hp
Owned by DB Station&Service

Hamburg-Harburg or Harburg is one of the four major Hamburg main line railway stations. It is on the main lines to Hanover and Bremen and the Harburg S-Bahn line. It is situated in the quarter Harburg in the Harburg borough in the city of Hamburg, Germany. The rapid transit station Harburg is served by the trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn.

The station is managed by DB Station&Service.[1]

Contents

History

In 1983, the underground station for the Hamburg S-Bahn was opened.[2]

Layout

The railway tracks and platforms for the main are at-grade and the S-Bahn tracks are crossing in the first underground station on the line S3 and S31 coming from central station.[2]

Services

Trains

Long distance

The ICE line 25 to Munich calls Hamburg-Harburg. The ICE trains are running for the German railway company Deutsche Bahn. Unfortunately, 1st class ICE passengers face to embark or disembark at the very end of platform 3 or 4, where no canopy gives shelter from rain.

Regional trains

Among other regional trains the regional lines R50 from Cuxhaven, R40 from Bremen, R41 from Soltau and R30 from Lüneburg are calling the station. The regional lines continue toward Hamburg central station.

Rapid transit

The lines S3 and S31 coming from the South-Western quarters and Stade continue via central station toward Pinneberg or Altona in the North-West.[3]

Buses

There is a bus station for several bus lines in front of the railway station.[4]

Facilities

There are parking places and places to lock a bicycle. Several shops are located in the station. For the main line railway is station personnel present for ticket sale, information and service for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5 centimetres (2.0 in). There are lockboxes, toilets, and SOS and information telephones.[4]

Preceding station   DB AG   Following station
ICE 25
IC 26
Stralsund-Karlsruhe
Lüneburg
IC/EC 30
Preceding station   Hamburg S-Bahn   Following station
toward Pinneberg
S3
Harburg Rathaus
toward Stade
toward Altona
S31
Harburg Rathaus
toward Neugraben

See also

References

  1. ^ Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008 (pdf), DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) Accessed August 8, 2008 (German)
  2. ^ a b Borchers, Jan; Heimann, Martin; Pischek, Wolfgang (2002) (in German), Die Hamburg S-Bahn, Munich: GeraMond, p. 52, ISBN 3-7654-7191-7 
  3. ^ Rapid Transit/Regional Rail, Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, 2008-12-14, http://www.hvv.de/pdf/fahrplaene/usar/hvv_usar_regio.pdf, retrieved 2009-03-26 
  4. ^ a b (in German) DB-Konzern Harburg, Deutsche Bahn, 2009, http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/bahn/de/reisen/service/bfssuche__deutschland/bahnhofssuche/bahnhofsdaten__filter,variant=details,recordId=2519.html?c252936=Harburg, retrieved 2009-03-26 

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