Hamburg Dammtor is a

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for long distance, regional and suburban trains on the

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, located in Central

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. In front is a bus station of the same name for public transport. The railway station is one of four long-distance train stations in Hamburg. The other stations are

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and

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. Despite its size and importance, the station is classified as a

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(''Haltepunkt'') because it does not have any

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, a requirement for a station (''Bahnhof'') according to the regulations.

History

The name ''

Dammtor Dammtor is a zone (''Ort'') of the German city of Hamburg, situated between the quarters of Rotherbaum (in the borough of Eimsbüttel) and Neustadt (in the borough of Mitte). History Originally, the ''Dammthor'' was a city gate between the '' ...

'' originates from an old city gate located here until the end of the 19th century. The present railway station was opened on 7 July 1903. A previous station, built in 1866, was located around away.

Location

Hamburg Dammtor is close to the Wallring and the center of Hamburg, located in the quarter

Rotherbaum Rotherbaum () is a quarter of Eimsbüttel, a borough of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 17,114. In German, "roter Baum" means ''red tree''. The "th", which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in na ...

of the

Eimsbüttel Eimsbüttel () is one of the seven boroughs (Bezirke) of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 269,118. History On March 1, 2008 Eimsbüttel lost part of its area to the borough Altona where it formed the Sternschanze quarter. Geography ...

borough. Nearby are also the

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and the

Congress Center Hamburg Congress Center Hamburg (formerly Congress Centrum Hamburg) is a convention center in Hamburg, Germany, located right next to Planten un Blomen, near the Hamburg Dammtor station Hamburg Dammtor is a railway station for long distance, regional ...

. As a result, the railway station signs have the addition ''Messe- und Kongressbahnhof'' (trade fair and congress station).

Gallery

Bahnhof Hamburg Dammtor NARA-68154981.jpg, Aerial photo from 1920 Bahnhof Dammtor, Hamburg.jpg, Interior view 2013-06-08 Projekt Heißluftballon Bhf HH-Dammtor Ostseite.jpg, Aerial view to northwest 2013-06-08 Projekt Heißluftballon Bhf HH-Dammtor Nordseite.jpg, Aerial view to southwest

Service

The railway station has 4 elevated tracks, on two

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s, one servicing the regional and long-distance trains, the other platform servicing the

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References

External links

DB station information

Pictures of the Dammtor Station

Hamburg Dammtor