Wilhelmsburg station
Railway station in Hamburg, Germany
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Wilhelmsburg station is a rapid transit station on the Harburg S-Bahn line and is served by trains on the Hamburg S-Bahn network. The railway station is located in the quarter Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany.
22109 Hamburg
Germany
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| Other names | Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Wilhelm-Strauss-Weg 22109 Hamburg Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°29′56″N 10°0′25″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | DB Station&Service | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Terrain cutting | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Park and ride (186 slots)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | StadtRad | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ds100: AWFS DB station code: 2523 Type: Bf Category: 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | HVV: A/108 and 208[2] | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1872 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1983, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | main line 6 April 1965, 15 kV AC system (overhead) 23 September 1983, 1200 V DC system (3rd rail) | |||||||||||||||
| Former names | 1872-1930 Wilhelmsburg 1930-38 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg Nord 1938 to date Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg | |||||||||||||||
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Wilhelmsburg station is listed as a Bf (Bahnhof) (rail station), a place where trains may start, end or change directions, and that has at least one set of points. The station is managed by DB Station&Service, a subsidiary of German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG.[3]
History
The Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the Rollbahn line on December 1, 1872.[4] In 1983 — after 10 years of construction, the first part of Hamburg's southern S-Bahn line from Central Station toward Harburg were completed and opened with the new Wilhelmsburg station.[5]
In connection with Hamburg IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung), the station was substantially renovated, with a new bridge, entrance and platform roof.[6]
Layout
The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5 centimetres (2.0 in).[7] It has exits on both ends of the island platform and a flat roof.[8]
Services
Trains
S3 and S5 line rapid transit trains call at the station. The trains run through central Hamburg and on to the towns of Pinneberg and Stade.[9]
Facilities at the station
There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.[7]
Gallery
Platform of the station, viewed from the pedestrian bridge
