Hamburg Central Bus Station

The Hamburg Central Bus Station (abbreviated ZOB, German for Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof) is the central station for long-distance coaches in and out of Hamburg. It is located in the St. Georg district near the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof.

Hamburg Central Bus Station Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
Public transport bus service
General information
Location	St. Georg  Germany
Coordinates	53°33′07″N 10°00′41.3″E
Operated by	ZOB Hamburg GmbH[1]
Bus stands	14
Bus operators	Flixbus Polenreisen Touring EST Becker Reisen Reisering HH Sindbad Reisen Atlassib Peters Reisen Becker Reisen
Construction
Structure type	building, covered pavilion
Architect	ASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante
History
Opened	1950 (1950)
Rebuilt	24 May 2003 (2003-05-24)[2]
Location

The building was designed by the architects ASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante from Hamburg and engineering firm Schlaich Bergermann & Partner from Stuttgart.

In 2006, the structure received the Outstanding Structure Award from the IABSE. The IABSE described it as a "delightful canopy over a bus station with soaring, transparent cantilevers designed to perfection enhancing the urban infrastructure."^[3]

Notes

1. "ZOB Hamburg: History". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
2. "Opening of the ZOB in Hamburg". 23 May 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
3. "The Outstanding Structure Award: The Central Bus Station Hamburg (ZOB), Germany". International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

External links

• Official Website (in German)
• Picture of the ZOB Hamburg (in German)