Kellinghusenstraße station

53.5888888888899.9911111111111Koordinaten: 53 ° 35 ' 20 " N, 9 ° 59' 28" E

Metro Station Kellinghusenstraße is a hub of the Hamburg U- Bahn network. It is used daily by an average of 60,000 passengers. The abbreviation of the station at the operating company Hamburg elevated railway is " KE ".

Structure

Kellinghusenstraße is the hub of subway lines U1 and U3 in the Eppendorf district on the eponymous Kellinghusenstraße. The bus stop is in dam location and has two platforms with four tracks. It is performed one -way operation, the trains of both lines stop in the same direction ( stadtein or town) at the same platform. Here, the inner tracks of the U1, the external use of the features of the U3. In the Roadmap, with a few exceptions, a direct transition is provided. South of the station are two sidings. Today they are mainly used in case of malfunctions in order to turn trains can.

Überwerfungsbauwerke were built to perform the necessary direction for the operation of intersections height freely on both sides of the plant.

The two platforms are connected together at both ends. At the south end there is a glazed, closed bridge, which was designed by Walter Puritz. At the north end of the platform over the entrance of the station can be changed below the platforms.

History

The construction of the station Kellinghusenstraße has already begun 1909-1910. 1912 began the operation of trains on the former ring line (today U3) of the Hamburg elevated railway. From the beginning, the station had four tracks. 1914 was also the traffic on the branch line towards Ohlsdorf, today received a portion of the U1. In 1929, the route of Kellinghusenstraße to Jungfernstieg, opened the so-called " KellJung - line ". The coming of Ohlsdorf trains were now on this route directly into the city center on.

In the years 2009 to 2010, the platform roofs of the plant were demolished due to disrepair and extended by 25 meters, newly built. Also needs to be torn down the platform bridge, they should be replaced by a faithful reconstruction.

Since February 2012 elevators lead to the platforms, the trains are so easily accessed by wheelchair.

Connection

On Kellinghusenstraße Metro Station, there is a transition to the Metrobus lines 22 in the direction Blankenese, 25 toward Altona and Hammerbrookstraße and 26 in the direction Rahlstedt.