Großhansdorf (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Großhansdorf
Hamburg U-Bahn station
Location Marktplatz
22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
Coordinates 53°39′45″N 10°17′12″E / 53.66250°N 10.28667°ECoordinates: 53°39′45″N 10°17′12″E / 53.66250°N 10.28667°E
Operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type at-grade
Parking Park and Ride (62 slots)[1]
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HHA: GH
History
Opened 5 November 1921[2]
Previous names Groß-Hansdorf
Location
Großhansdorf U-Bahn station
Großhansdorf U-Bahn station (Hamburg)

Großhansdorf is the terminus station on the Großhansdorf branch of Hamburg U-Bahn line U1. The rapid transit station was opened in 1921 and is located in the Hamburg suburb of Großhansdorf, Germany. Großhansdorf is a municipality in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

History

Interior view of the station building

At the time the station was openend, Großhansdorf was an enclave of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. With the Greater Hamburg Act of 1937, Großhansdorf was ceased to Schleswig-Holstein and it was temporarily consider to close the station. Since 2007 the station is handicap-accessible.

Layout

The station's building and only entrance is located at a street junction in the town's center. The single island platform and the two side tracks run along one of these two streets.

Service

Trains

Großhansdorf is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures are every 20 minutes, during rush hour every 10 minutes.[2] The travel time to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof takes about 40 minutes.

Preceding station   Hamburg U-Bahn   Following station
Kiekut
Terminus

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Park + Ride car parks". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Großhansdorf". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2014.

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