Kellinghusenstraße station

Kellinghusenstraße
Rapid transit

The bridge at the north end of the U-Bahn station Kellinghusenstraße
Station statistics
Address Hamburg, Germany
Lines Hamburg U-Bahn
U1, U3
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1912
Electrified 750 volts DC system
third rail
Fare zone 000, 103, 105

Kellinghusenstraße is a public transport railway station for the rapid transit trains of the lines U1 and U3 located in Hamburg, Germany, in the quarter Eppendorf in the Hamburg-Nord borough.

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History

The area of Kellinghusenpark and around the station used to be owned by a Hamburg mayor, Dr. Heinrich Kellinghusen (1796 - 1879).[1] After a station called Olderfelder Straße had originally been planned south-west of the current station, the plans were revised to include a branch line to Ohlsdorf, with the new station having four lines.[2]

The architects for the new station were Ludwig Raabe und Otto Wöhleke, who also designed Landungsbrücken and Mundsburg stations,[1] and the stone figures decorating the station were sculptured by Johann Michael Bossard (1874-1950).[3]

It was built from 1909 to 1910 on an embankment for which some houses needed to be demolished.[2]

When the station opened on 10 May 1912, it was a terminus for trains from Barmbeck, now Barmbek. From 25 May 1912, it was no longer a terminal, as the trains ran to Millerntor, now St Pauli. The trains used the outer two lines of the four. The inner two lines were used from 1 December 1914, when the line from Kellinghusenstraße to Ohlsdorf was opened, and the station was a terminus for that line until 2 June 1929, when the line was extended to Stephansplatz.[4] In the meantime, in 1926, a bridge designed by Walther Puritz was built between the two platforms at the south end after they had been lengthened from 60 to 90 meters.[2]

Location

The station is close to the Holthusenbad swimming baths and to Kellinghusenpark,[1] and is on the corner of Kellinghusenstraße and Goernerstraße.[2]

Station layout

The station is on an embankment with two island platforms, joined by a bridge at the south end. There is an exit at its north end on the corner of Kellinghusenstraße and Goernerstraße, with steps leading to each platform. On the entrance level is a shop, which also sells tickets, but no lockerboxes. No personnel attends the station but there are ticket machines, CCTV, and emergency and information telephones.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Holthusenbad und Station Kellinghusenstraße". Kulturkarte.de. Schirmer Medienservice. http://www.kulturkarte.de/hamburg/15035holthusen. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d Schomacker, Marcus (2 August 2010). "U1 U3 Kellinghusenstraße". Hamburger Untergrundbahn. Marcus Schomacker. http://www.hamburger-untergrundbahn.de/met-hh-ke.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  3. ^ Matthaei, Rolf-Fredrik (31 December 2010). "Bahnhof Kellinghusenstraße". Hamburger U-Bahn. Rolf-Fredrik Matthaei. http://fredriks.de/HVV/Ringlinie/Kellinghusenstrasse.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Riabov, Alex (2003). "Hamburg U-Bahn History". UrbanRail. http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/de/hh/Hamburg-U-Bahn-History.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 

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Preceding station   Hamburg U-Bahn   Following station
Hudtwalckerstraße
U1
Klosterstern
toward Großhandorf or Ohlstedt
Sierichstraße
toward Barmbek
U3
Eppendorfer Baum
toward Wandsbek-Gartenstadt