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Hamburg-Altona railway station

Hamburg-Altona
Deutsche Bahn SS-Bahn-Logo.svg
Bahnhof Hamburg-Altona Außenansicht.jpg
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)
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
Location
Hamburg-Altona is located in Hamburg
Hamburg-Altona
Hamburg-Altona
Location within Hamburg
Hamburg-Altona is located in Germany
Hamburg-Altona
Hamburg-Altona
Location within Hamburg

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.


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