Iserbrook railway station in

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, is located on the extended Altona-Blankenese line and is served by the trains of the

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. The

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trains of the line S1 of the

call the station on the border of the quarters

Iserbrook is a district in the borough of Altona within the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in North Germany. In 2020 its population was 11,352. Iserbrook belongs to the Elbvororte (suburbs that are near the river Elbe). Geography According to the sta ...

(north of the track) and

Sülldorf Sülldorf () is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020 the population was 9,474. Geography In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter ...

(south of the track) of the Altona borough in Hamburg.

History

The steam railway line to Wedel itself had been established in 1883, but there was no need for a station in Iserbrook at that time, as settlement in the area started not before the 1910s and 20s. After the

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, many refugees from Hamburg city lived in

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s in the quarter and first major apartment buildings were built, so there was an increased demand for a train stop. The station opened on 31 October 1950, few months after the electrification of the railway line was extended to Sülldorf, later to

Wedel Wedel is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately south of Elmshorn, and west of Hamburg. History Foundation and Middle Ages The first known mention of ...

. On 18 May 1978 a new station opened south of the old one, which was demolished afterwards.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with a platform and 1 track. It is the only S-Bahn station in Hamburg with one track. There is no service personnel attending the station, but an SOS and information telephone is available. There are 90 places to lock a bicycle,Iserbrook station - Hamburg.de
/ref> as well as a few parking spots.DB station information (see external links) The station is not fully accessible for handicapped persons, because there is no lift, but there is a ramp, which can be used by handicapped persons with help. There are no lockerboxes.

Services

The trains in direction

Blankenese Blankenese () is a suburban quarter in the borough of Altona in the western part of Hamburg, Germany; until 1938 it was an independent municipality in Holstein. It is located on the right bank of the Elbe river. With a population of 13,637 as of ...

and

use the single track in both directions. A

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in front of the railway station is called by bus line 285.

References

External links

DB station information
{{coord, 53.5764, N, 9.8145, E, source:wikidata, display=title Hamburg S-Bahn stations in Hamburg Buildings and structures in Altona, Hamburg Railway stations in Germany opened in 1950

History

Station layout

Services

See also

References

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