Diebsteich railway station

Diebsteich
Rapid transit
Diebsteich railway station, track 2 (incoming S3 from Pinneberg toward Stade)
Location	Plönerstr. 22766 Hamburg Germany
Line(s)	Hamburg S-Bahn S21 S3 AKN railway plc. A1
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Rented boxes and bicycle stands
Other information
Station code	ds100: ADT DB station code: 1193 Type: Bf Category: 4
History
Opened	26 September 1962; 55 years ago (1962-09-26)
Electrified	at opening, 1200 V DC system 3rd rail

The train station Diebsteich is served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc. The S-Bahn tracks run parallel with the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway. Right along the tracks is the border of the quarter Altona-Nord and Bahrenfeld of the Altona borough in Hamburg, Germany.

The station is named after a small lake in the neighbourhood which no longer exists.

According to the German newspapers Hamburger Morgenpost and Die Welt in September 2009, the Deutsche Bahn AG plans to close the long distance train station at Altona and to build a new station at the area of Diebsteich station, the date for opening of the new station is 2016.

The station is elevated with an island platform, two tracks and only one exit. The station is in the fare zone 101.

The rapid transit trains of the lines S3 and S21 of the Hamburg S-Bahn stop at the station. The commuter trains of the line A1 stop at Diebsteich station only during the rush hours.

On track 1 the train destinations are Pinneberg (S3), Elbgaustraße railway station (S21) and Kaltenkirchen (A1). On track 2 the destination of A1 and S21 is via Holstenstraße toward Hamburg central station (A1) and Aumühle (S21). The S21 takes 10 minutes and the A1 only 9 minutes to reach Hamburg central station. The trains of the line S3 continue via Hamburg-Altona and Jungfernstieg railway station toward Stade and reach Hamburg central station in 18 minutes.