Hamburg-Harburg or Harburg (german: Bahnhof Hamburg-Harburg) is one of four operational main-line
railway station
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s (''Fernbahnhöfe'') in the city of
Hamburg, Germany
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. Opened on 1 May 1897, it is situated on the
Hannover-Hamburg,
Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg and
Lower Elbe lines as well as the
Harburg S-Bahn line
The Harburg S-Bahn line is a railway line in southern Hamburg, Germany. It starts at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and runs via Hamburg-Harburg station, Harburg to Stade station, Stade. It mostly runs parallel with the Hanover–Hamburg railway, line to ...
. Train services are operated by
Deutsche Bahn and
Metronom
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with the
rapid transit
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station (named just ''Harburg'') being served by the
Hamburg S-Bahn. The station is managed by
DB Station&Service
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.
History
The underground S-Bahn station was opened in 1983.
Layout
The railway tracks and platforms for the main station are at-grade; the S-Bahn tracks from
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
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 ...
(lines S3 and S31) converge at the underground station.
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Train services
The following services call at the station:
Long distance service
Regional trains
Rapid transit
Lines S3 and S31, coming from the southwest of the city and Stade, continue via the Hauptbahnhof toward Pinneberg
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or Altona in the northwest.
Buses
A bus station served by several bus lines offering connections to places both inside and outside city boundaries is located in front of the railway station.
Facilities
Parking spaces for both cars and bikes are available. Several shops are located in the station building. There are personnel at the station for ticket sales, information and also assistance for handicapped persons. Lockers and safes, toilets, and SOS and information telephones are also provided.
See also
* Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) ( en, "Hamburg Transport Association") is a transport association coordinating public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide a unified fare system, requiring only a single ...
* Harburg, Hamburg
Harburg is a borough of the city of Hamburg, Germany. It is also the name of Harburg quarter in the borough, which used to be the capital of the Harburg district in Lower Saxony. The borough of Harburg lies on the southern banks of the river Elb ...
References
External links
Picture of the Hamburg-Harburg station
(in German)
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Hamburg S-Bahn stations in Hamburg
Railway stations located underground in Hamburg
Buildings and structures in Harburg, Hamburg
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1897