Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Wandsbek-Gartenstadt
Hamburg U-Bahn station
Location Ostpreußenplatz
22049 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates 53°35′33″N 10°04′28″E / 53.59250°N 10.07444°ECoordinates: 53°35′33″N 10°04′28″E / 53.59250°N 10.07444°E
Operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type elevated
Bicycle facilities Bike and ride
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HHA: WK[1]
History
Opened 12 September 1918[1]
Electrified 6 September 1920
Location
Wandsbek-Gartenstadt station
Wandsbek-Gartenstadt station (Hamburg)

Wandsbek-Gartenstadt is a major rapid transit station on the Hamburg U-Bahn lines U1 and U3. For line U1, Wandsbek-Gartenstadt is a through station; for line U3, it is terminus station. The station is located in the Gartenstadt (garden city) of Wandsbek, Germany. Wandsbek is center of the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek.

History

The station's entrance

The station was opened in 1918 by the name "Hinschenfelde" and as part of the Hamburg Walddörferbahn. In 1920 the station was electrified, renamed "Wandsbek-Gartenstadt" and integrated into the Hamburger Hochbahn net. On 4 August 1963 the second rail line was opened.

Since 2014, ongoing modernization works on the station building and the station platforms are underway, including raised platforms for handicap-accessibility and new platform roofs. Since May 2014, the northbound trains are accessible via an elevator, the southbound trains are expected to be equipped accordingly by the end of 2014.

Layout

The station is located on the northern side of Ostpreußenplatz, a small square off Lesserstraße. The two elevated island platforms sit on a rail dam, with main access from a small station building on the southern side, and a pedestrian tunnel on the north side. The station allows for cross-platform interchange between the two lines.

Service

Trains

Wandsbek-Gartenstadt U-Bahn station is served by Hamburg U-Bahn lines U1 and U3.[1]

Preceding station   Hamburg U-Bahn   Following station
Trabrennbahn
toward Barmbek (via Hauptbahnhof Süd)
Terminus

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Wandsbek-Gartenstadt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

External links

Media related to U-Bahnhof Wandsbek-Gartenstadt at Wikimedia Commons