Hamburg Hauptbahnhof

main railway station for the German city of Hamburg

Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (German for "Hamburg main station") is the main railway station of Hamburg. With an average of 520,000 passengers per day, it is the busiest station in Germany.[3]

Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn
Hbf
Aerial view of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
General information
LocationHachmannplatz 16
Hamburg-Mitte
Germany
Coordinates53°33′10″N 10°00′23″E / 53.55278°N 10.00639°E / 53.55278; 10.00639
Line(s)
Platforms
Other information
Station codeAH
IATA codeZMB
Fare zoneHVV: A/000[1]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1906
Electrified 29 January 1908; 116 years ago (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)[2]
10 April 1941; 82 years ago (1941-04-10), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)[2]
6 April 1965; 58 years ago (1965-04-06), 15 kV AC system (overhead)[2]
Passengers
Passengers (2015)520,000 (daily)

The station opened in 1906 and is served by local S-Bahn, regional and long-distance trains.

References change

  1. "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cf. „Streckenelektrifizierungen“, on: Königlich preußische Eisenbahndirection zu Altona, retrieved on 19 January 2018.
  3. "DB Station&Service AG 2015: Bahnhöfe in Hamburg" (PDF). DB Station&Service AG. January 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2021.