The

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Diebsteich is served by the

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trains of the

Hamburg S-Bahn The Hamburg S-Bahn is a suburban commuter railway network in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together, the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the s ...

and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc. The S-Bahn tracks run parallel with the

Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway The Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway ( da, link=no, Christian VIII. Østersø Jernbane) is the oldest railway line in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, and the first railway in Denmark or its dependencies at the time, and first to reach th ...

. Right along the tracks is the border of the quarter

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and

Bahrenfeld is a western quarter of the city of Hamburg in Germany, it is subject to the district/borough ''Bezirk Altona'' and was an independent settlement until 1890. It is home to DESY and the Barclaycard Arena. In 2020 the population was 29,652. Hist ...

of the Altona borough in

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. The station is named after a small lake in the neighbourhood which no longer exists.

Future

According to the German newspapers ''

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'' and ''

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'' in September 2009, the

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plans to close the long distance train station at Altona and to build a new station at the area of Diebsteich station. The station will be rebuilt and renamed Hamburg Altona, replacing the current Hamburg Altona station, which will be withdrawn from service after completion of the works, allowing terminating trains to proceed to the stabling facilities in Langenfelde without turning around, as well as services travelling onward to Kiel to serve the station without turning around.

Station layout

The station is elevated with an

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, two tracks and only one exit.DB station information (see: External links) The station is in the fare zone 101.

Station services

The

trains of the lines S3 and S21 of the

stop at the station. The commuter trains of the line A1 stop at Diebsteich station only during the rush hours.Network plan HVV On track 1 the train destinations are

Pinneberg Pinneberg (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Pinnbarg'') is a town in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It is the capital of the Pinneberg (district), district of Pinneberg and has a population of about 43,500 inhabitants. Pinneb ...

(S3), Elbgaustraße railway station (S21) and

Kaltenkirchen (nicknamed ''Kaki''; nds, Koldenkarken or ''Kolenkarken'') is a town located 35 km north of Hamburg in Germany. It is part of the Segeberg district, in Schleswig-Holstein. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. History First mentioned in the 1 ...

(A1). On track 2 the destination of A1 and S21 is via Holstenstraße toward Hamburg central station (A1) and

Aumühle Aumühle () is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, about 21 km (14 mi) east of Hamburg. Its Friedrichsruh district is home to the family estate and mausoleum of Otto von Bismarck. Geography Aumühle lies on the ...

(S21). The S21 takes 10 minutes and the A1 only 9 minutes to reach

Hamburg central station Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (abbrev. ''Hamburg Hbf'') is the main railway station of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Opened in 1906 to replace four separate terminal stations, today Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service AG. With an avera ...

. The trains of the line S3 continue via

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and Jungfernstieg railway station toward

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and reach Hamburg central station in 18 minutes.

Facilities at the station

A small shop in the station sells fast food and newspapers. There are no lockerboxes and the station is not fully accessible for handicapped persons, because there is no lift. No personnel are attending the station, but there are SOS and information telephones and

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s. Bicycles can be locked in a previous rented boxes and also locked at stands free of charge.

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