Holstenstrasse station

Holstenstraße
Rapid transit and commuter rail
File:Hh-holstenstrBahnsteig.jpg Platform at Holstenstraße station.
Location	Stresemannstraße 22765 Hamburg Germany
Line(s)	Hamburg S-Bahn S11 S21 S31 AKN railway plc. A1
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	2509
DS100 code	AHKS
Category	4
Fare zone	101
History
Opened	1893
Rebuilt	End 1980's
Electrified	S-Bahn: 1200 volts DC system Third rail
Location
Holstenstraße station Holstenstraße station (Hamburg)

Holstenstraße is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany, located in the quarter Altona-Nord in the borough Altona. It is a station for the rapid transit trains of the city railway and the commuter trains of the AKN railway plc (AKN). The station is managed by the DB Station&Service.

The station is directly beside the musical theatre Neue Flora and near the beer brewery of the Holsten Brewery plc. In 2005 the railway station was in the media because at its bus stop people believed to have eavesdropped three men planning a terrorist attack. This caused a massive police investigation.

History

On 28 September 1883, a Holstenstraße station was opened for a horsecar line, from Millerntor — near Reeperbahn — to Holstenstraße.

In 1893, the station was built elevated, as an alternate for the at-grade station called Schulterblatt at the current location. The station was part of the link line from Hamburg central station to Altona central station. During the bombing of Hamburg in World War II in 1943, the station building was destroyed and provisionally rebuild. In the end of the 1980s, the Station was completely renovated, with a new platform building and entrance.

Layout

Holstenstraße is an elevated railway station with an island platform and two tracks. There is no personnel attending the station, but SOS and information telephones and ticket machines are available. Through a lift the station is accessible for handicapped persons.

Tracks of the long distance and regional trains are separated, these trains do not stop at Holstenstraße station.

Services

The station is served by the line S11, S21 and S31 of the Hamburg S-Bahn, and the line A1 of the AKN. The city trains calls the station every 5 to 10 minutes in the rush hours. On weekdays the service stops around midnight and starts at 4 a.m. On weekend nights the city trains are calling the station round-the-clock every 30 minutes. The AKN commuter trains are calling the statiion only during the rush hours.

The passengers can change to several bus lines in front of the station. There is also a taxicab stand. A small shop is in the entrance of the station building.

Preceding station		Hamburg S-Bahn		Following station
Hamburg-Altona toward Blankenese		S11		Sternschanze toward Poppenbüttel
Diebsteich toward Elbgaustraße		S21		Sternschanze toward Aumühle
Hamburg-Altona toward Altona		S31		Sternschanze toward Neugraben
Preceding station		AKN Eisenbahn		Following station
Diebsteich toward Neumünster		A1		Sternschanze toward Hauptbahnhof

See also

• Hamburger Verkehrsverbund

External links

Media related to S-Bahn stations in Hamburg at Wikimedia Commons