Wedel station (officially ''Wedel (Holst)'', meaning Wedel in
Holstein
Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of German ...
) is a
railway station
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on the
Altona-Blankenese line, served by the
rapid transit
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trains of the
Hamburg S-Bahn
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, 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
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.
[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
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, 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
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 ...
. On 20 May 1954 the electrified track to Wedel was opened.
[Dezember 1883 - Wedel erhält einen Eisenbahnanschluss](_blank)
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
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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
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Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) ( en, "Hamburg Transport Association") is a transport association coordinating public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide a unified fare system, requiring only a single ...
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)
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