Wedel Railway Station
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Wedel station (officially ''Wedel (Holst)'', meaning Wedel in Holstein) is a railway station on the Altona-Blankenese line, served by the rapid transit trains of the
Hamburg S-Bahn The Hamburg S-Bahn is a suburban commuter railway network in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together, the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the s ...
, located in
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 ...
, Germany.Name, station code and category: Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008, DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) It is a terminus of the line S1.


History

The station was opened on 1 December 1883. The station was then served by four steam trains a day, the number increased to 16 by 1904. During World War II, on 3 March 1943, bombs heavily damaged the station building, which was rebuilt after the war, but demolished in the 1980s for a new car park and bus stop. Electrification of the railway line was planned since 1948. It was completed in May 1950 to Sülldorf. On 20 May 1954 the electrified track to Wedel was opened.Dezember 1883 - Wedel erhält einen Eisenbahnanschluss
Wedel.de, in German


Station layout

The station is an at-grade terminus with one platform and two tracks. There is no service personnel attending the station, but an SOS and information telephone is available. There are several places to lock a bicycle as well as a Park and ride car park. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons. Also a public toilet and a taxi stand can be found near the station. A shopping arcade is located in the station entrance. There are no lockerboxes.DB station information (see external links)


Service

Trains of S1 line serve the station. A bus stop is located near the station, which is served by bus lines 189, 289, 389, 489, 589, and night bus lines 601, and 621.


See also

* Hamburger Verkehrsverbund


References


External links


DB station information
Hamburg S-Bahn stations in Schleswig-Holstein Railway stations in Germany opened in 1883 Buildings and structures in Pinneberg (district) {{SchleswigHolstein-struct-stub