Ulzburg Süd station is a hub on the

AKN Eisenbahn AKN Eisenbahn GmbH operates railway lines, commuter trains and freight trains in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Its headquarters is in Kaltenkirchen. It is a member of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV), which organises public transport in an ...

network in the municipality of

Henstedt-Ulzburg Henstedt-Ulzburg is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Geography The municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg is situated approximately 30 km north of Hamburg and 13 km north of Norderstedt. Currently it ...

in the German state of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

. It is where AKN’s trunk line (the

Hamburg-Altona–Neumünster railway The Hamburg-Altona–Neumünster railway is the original line of the AKN Eisenbahn (railway) in the German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Today, passenger services on the 64.5 km-long Hamburg Eidelstedt–Neumünster section are ...

) and the Alster Northern Railway, which are now traversed by AKN lines A1 and A2, meet. In addition, trains on line A3 (the

Elmshorn-Barmstedt-Oldesloe railway The Elmshorn–Bad Oldesloe railway (also called the ''Elmshorn–Barmstedt–Oldesloe railway'', abbreviated, EBOE or EBO) is a regional railway line that has existed since 1896 in the south of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It has been ...

) begin and end in Ulzburg Süd. The station is located on the western edge of Ulzburg Süd (south), a suburb of

History

The station was established in 1953 under the name of ''Beckershof'' on the AKN trunk line to connect with the newly built Alster Northern Railway, but it was soon renamed Ulzburg Süd. The station was modernised in the mid-1990s. Since then the trains of the Alster Northern Railway have run mainly on the middle track 2 between the two tracks of the AKN trunk line. Until then, the Alster Northern Railway had a separate platform on the eastern edge of the complex. The connection between the two lines has been significantly facilitated since passengers no longer have to change platform to make changes. From 1976 to 2002 there was a signal box for the lines at this station. It has now been relocated to the AKN operations centre at

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 ...

. A parking area has been built on the site.

Structure

The station currently has two island platforms with three tracks. The middle track is accessible from both platforms. South of the platforms there are two sidings, each about 130 m long. Further south there is a curve connecting between Meeschensee station on the Alster Northern Railway and Tanneneck station on the Hamburg-Altona–Neumünster railway. It is used for freight trains running between Eidelstedt and the Norderstedt industrial railway.

Operations

Every weekday about 300 passenger trains stop in Ulzburg Süd. The through trains of the AKN trunk line (A1) as a rule stop on the two outer tracks 1 and 3 and the middle track 2 is used by trains on line A2. The timetable allows for direct connections between the two lines with a transition time of 1 to 2 minutes. A3 services begin and end mostly on platform track 3, but on weekends and public holidays platform track 2 is usually used. Through trains on line A2 from Norderstedt Mitte towards Kaltenkirchen also stop on platform track 3. The bus stop ''A Ulzburg Süd'' on line 293 has been located directly next the station since December 2009.

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulzburg Sud station Railway stations in Schleswig-Holstein Railway stations in Germany opened in 1953