Elbgaustraße railway station

Elbgaustraße
Hamburg S-Bahn station
Location	Elbgaustraße 105 22523 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°36′9″N 9°53′37″E / 53.60250°N 9.89361°E / 53.60250; 9.89361Coordinates: 53°36′9″N 9°53′37″E / 53.60250°N 9.89361°E / 53.60250; 9.89361
Line(s)	S3S21
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Parking	Park and ride
Bicycle facilities	25 bicycle stands
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ds100: AEGS DB station code: 1542 Type: Bf Category: 4
History
Opened	??
Rebuilt	1965
Electrified	26 September 1965; 51 years ago (1965-09-26)
Location
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Elbgaustraße railway station is on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line and is served by the city trains located in Hamburg, Germany. The railway station is located in the quarter of Eidelstedt in the Eimsbüttel borough. After on 16 July 1922 the Eidelstedt marshalling yard (Verschiebebahnhof) had opened and, after the Reichsbahn had established railwaymen in company housings in the environs, a first station for suburban traffic was opened. This was already named Elbgaustraße. In 1965 the old platform was rebuilt and electrified for the S-Bahn service.

The station is an elevated island platform with 2 tracks and two exit. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because there is a lift and a special floor layout for blind persons.

The rapid transit trains of the lines S3 and S21 of the Hamburg S-Bahn are calling the station. The station is a terminus for the S21.

Direction of the trains on track 1 is Pinneberg (S3). On track 2 the trains are traveling in the direction Stade (S3) and Aumühle (S21) via Hamburg central station. The S3 needs 33 minutes to the central station, the S21 only 18 minutes via Holstenstraße.

Several bus lines are calling a bus stop in front.

A small shop in the station sells fast food and newspapers. There are no lockerboxes. No personnel is attending the station, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, 25 bicycle stands and 300 park and ride parking lots. In front of the station is a taxicab stand.