Hamburg-Altona railway station

Hamburg-Altona S
Location	Scheel-Plessen-Str. 17 22765 Hamburg Germany
Coordinates	53°33′07″N 09°56′06″E / 53.55194°N 9.93500°E / 53.55194; 9.93500Coordinates: 53°33′07″N 09°56′06″E / 53.55194°N 9.93500°E / 53.55194; 9.93500
Line(s)	Deutsche Bahn ICE and regional rail Hamburg S-Bahn: S1 S11 S2 S3 S31 Hamburg-Altona link line Hamburg City S-Bahn
Platforms	6 island
Other information
Station code	2517
DS100 code	AA (main line) AAS (S-Bahn)
Category	1
History
Opened	18 September 1844; 172 years ago (1844-09-18)
Rebuilt	1898 relocated northwards by 700 m 1950 1979
Electrified	29 January 1908; 109 years ago (1908-01-29)
Previous names	1844-1938 Altona Hauptbahnhof
Services Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station Terminus ICE 20 Hamburg Dammtor towards Basel SBB ICE 22 Hamburg Dammtor towards Stuttgart Hbf ICE 25 Hamburg Dammtor towards Munich Hbf ICE 28 EuroCity Hamburg Dammtor toward Budapest Preceding station   Hamburg S-Bahn   Following station Bahrenfeld toward Wedel S1 Königstrasse toward Poppenbüttel or Hamburg Airport (Flughafen) Bahrenfeld toward Blankenese S11 Holstenstrasse toward Poppenbüttel Terminus S2 Königstrasse toward Bergedorf Diebsteich toward Pinneberg S3 Königstrasse toward Stade Terminus S31 Holstenstrasse toward Neugraben
Location
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Hamburg-Altona or Altona is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany. It is situated west of the city's main station, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, in the district of Altona, and is the usual terminus for southbound long-distance trains.

The main line station Hamburg-Altona is a terminal station, and most InterCityExpress (ICE) services to southern Germany begin and terminate there. The underground station is named Altona and is used by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn. The station is managed by DB Station&Service.

The original Altona station was built at the end of the line from Kiel, some 300 metres south of the current station by the Altona-Kiel Railway Company and opened in 1844. Altona was then an independent city within the Duchy of Holstein, but is now the Borough of Altona and the old station is used as its town hall. In 1866 the link line was opened, allowing trains to run through to Klosterthor station (near the current Hamburg Hauptbahnhof) and on to Berlin or Hanover. In 1867 the Altona-Blankenese railway was opened to the towns on the right bank of the river Elbe, now used by lines S1 and S11 of the S-Bahn.

Between 1893 and 1898 the Altona Hauptbahnhof (Altona Central Station) was opened at the current location. The 1898 station was badly damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt. It was demolished in the late 1970s during the construction of the City-S-Bahn, despite protests, because there was considered to be a danger that the tunnelling would lead to its collapse. It was replaced by the current two-storey, low-rise, grey, precast concrete structure, opened in 1979.