Hamburg-Altona station
Railway station in Hamburg, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hamburg-Altona (or simply Altona) is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany, situated to the west of the city's main station, in the district which bears its name.
"Altona station" redirects here. For the railway station in Australia, see Altona railway station.
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Location | Scheel-Plessen-Str. 17 22765 Hamburg[1] Germany | ||||
Coordinates | 53°33′07″N 09°56′06″E | ||||
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Platforms | 6 island | ||||
Tracks | 12 | ||||
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Station code | 2517[2] | ||||
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IBNR | 8002553 | ||||
Category | 1[2] | ||||
Fare zone | HVV: A/101[3] | ||||
Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||
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Opened | 18 September 1844; 179 years ago (1844-09-18) | ||||
Rebuilt | 1898 relocated northwards by 700 m 1950 1979 | ||||
Electrified | 29 January 1908; 116 years ago (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)[4] 15 July 1940; 84 years ago (1940-07-15), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)[4] 4 April 1965; 59 years ago (1965-04-04), 15 kV AC system (overhead)[4] | ||||
Previous names | 1844-1938 Altona Hauptbahnhof | ||||
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A main line terminal station, most Intercity-Express (ICE) services linking Hamburg with southern Germany begin and terminate at Hamburg-Altona. It also has an underground station (named Altona) which is served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn.[5] The station is managed by DB Station&Service.[2]