Volksdorf is a

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station on the

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line U1. Volksdorf is the last station on the U1's main line, and branch-off station for the U1's Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf branches. The station is located in the

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suburb of

Volksdorf Volksdorf () is a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Hamburg. It is situated in the north east of the city, about 15 km from the centre of the city. Volksdorf belongs to the borough of Wandsbek. It covers an area of 11.6 km² and h ...

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. Volksdorf is part of the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek.

History

At the time the station was opened in 1918, Volksdorf was an exclave of the Free and Hanseatic City of

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. Back then, Volksdorf station was part of the Walddörferbahn. In February 1925 the station was electrified and integrated into the Hochbahn (U-Bahn) system.

Layout

The elevated station is located on the western side of Claus-Ferck-Straße; the station's main entrance is located at the junction of Claus-Ferck-Straße and Farmsenser Landstraße. The station hall above the entrance consists of one

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, one

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and three rail tracks. The concrete beam station hall was built in 1920., Retrieved 23 October 2014. Volksdorf station was renovated in 1957 and again between 1997 and 2001. Since 2001 the station is handicap-accessible.

Service

Trains

Volksdorf is served by

line U1; departures into the inner-city are every 10 minutes, during rush hour every 5 minutes; departures to both Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf are exactly half as frequent. The travel time to

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takes about 29 minutes.

Gallery

File:U-Bahnhof Volksdorf 4.jpg, Exterior of the station hall

References

External links

Line and route network plans
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100 Jahre Hochbahn
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