Othmarschen station

Othmarschen
(S-Bahn)
Rapid transit

Othmarschen railway station (in 2008)
Station statistics
Address Statthalterplatz
22607 Hamburg, Germany
Lines Hamburg S-Bahn
S1
S11
Connections Bus station
Structure Elevated
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Parking None
Bicycle facilities 20
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1882
Rebuilt 1897
Electrified 1200 volts DC system
third rail
Code ds100: AOH
DB station code: 4817
Type: Bf
Category: 4
Location
Othmarschen station
Othmarschen station (Hamburg)

Othmarschen railway station is on the Altona-Blankenese line and serviced by the city trains, located in Hamburg, Germany. The station was opened in 1897. The rapid transit trains of the line S1 and the line S11 of the Hamburg S-Bahn calls the station in the quarter Othmarschen of the Altona borough.[1] Right along the railway tracks is the border to the quarter Groß Flottbek.

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History

In 1858 planning for the rail line AltonaBlankenese begun, in 1867 the first trains rolled. And in 1882 an Othmarschen stop was built, this stop was western of today's station. In 1897, with the development of the double tracked line, the current Othmarschen station was opened. The station is listed as a cultural heritage building.[2]

Station layout

The station is elevated with a gabled roof supported by wooden columns. The connecting struts and the columns are decorated. On the platform are a small shop, a passenger shelter, and a shelter for the lineman preserved.[2] The station is an island platform and 2 tracks. In direction Wedel is a separated track siding to reverse the train direction, if necessary. There are no service personnel attending the station, but an emergency call and information telephone is available. There are about 20 places to lock a bicycle. There are no lockerboxes.

A small shop in the station sells newspapers. There is also a kebab shop serving food most hours of the day and evening. A shopping street is close to the station, with a supermarket and several banks with ATM facilities.

Services

On track no. 1 the trains in direction Blankenese and Wedel and on track no. 2 the trains in direction Hamburg center call the station. A bus station in front of the railway station is used by several bus lines.[3]

Visitors to DESY

Othmarschen station receives many hundreds of visitors a year from other parts of Germany and numerous countries abroad, as it is the nearest S-Bahn station to the DESY synchrotron laboratory. The bus service from the station to the labs is frequent and excellent, running late into the night including at weekends.

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Preceding station   Hamburg S-Bahn   Following station
toward Wedel
S1
toward Blankenese
S11