The U2 is a line of the
Hamburg U-Bahn
The Hamburg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system serving the cities of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg in Germany. Although referred to by the term U-Bahn (the "U" commonly being understood as standing for "underground"), most of the system's ...
which has a length of . It serves 25 stations. The line opened in 1913. It starts in
Niendorf Nord and leads via the city center at
Hauptbahnhof Nord to
Mümmelmannsberg.
History
![Hamburger Hochbahn - Plan der Linie U2 bis 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Hamburger_Hochbahn_-_Plan_der_Linie_U2_bis_2009.png)
The first part of the line was opened on 21 October 1913 from
Schlump to
Emilienstraße. In 1914 it was extended to
Hellkamp, a station which was closed and dismantled in 1964 and in 1965 replaced by new station
Lutterothstraße.
In 2009 eastern parts of U2 and U3 lines were swapped behind
Berliner Tor. Before that, the U2 line led to
Wandsbek-Gartenstadt. Since then, it ends in Mümmelmannsberg, and the U3 became a ring line again with a branch to Wandsbek-Gartenstadt.
U2 U3 Linientausch 2009
hamburger-untergrundbahn.de, in German
Opening and closing dates
* 21 October 1913: Schlump – Emilienstraße
* 23 May 1914: Emilienstraße – Hellkamp
* 1 May 1964: Closure of the line Schlump – Hellkamp for several months because of works at Osterstraße and abandonment of Hellkamp station
* 30 May 1965: (Schlump –) Lutterothstraße
* 30 October 1966: Lutterothstraße – Hagenbecks Tierpark
* 2 January 1967: Berliner Tor – Horner Rennbahn (as U3)
* 24 September 1967: Horner Rennbahn – Legienstraße (as U3)
* 29 September 1968: Hauptbahnhof Nord – Berliner Tor (as U21)
* 28 September 1969: Legienstraße – Billstedt (as U3)
* 31 May 1970: Billstedt – Merkenstraße (as U3)
* 31 May 1970: Schlump – Gänsemarkt (as U22)
* 3 June 1973: Gänsemarkt – Hauptbahnhof Nord
* 1 June 1985: Hagenbecks Tierpark – Niendorf Markt
* 29 September 1990: Merkenstraße – Mümmelmannsberg (as U3)
* 9 March 1991: Niendorf Markt – Niendorf Nord
Gallery
File:U-Bahnhof Lutterothstraße 4.jpg, Lutterothstraße
File:U-Bahnhof Emilienstraße.nnw.jpg, Emilienstraße
File:Hamburg U-Bahn Hauptbahnhof Nord.JPG, Hauptbahnhof Nord
File:U-Bahnhof Mümmelmannsberg 8.jpg, Mümmelmannsberg
References
External links
Hamburg U-Bahn lines
Railway lines opened in 1913
1913 establishments in Germany
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