Burgstraße (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Metro Station Castle Road is a tunnel station of Hamburg U -Bahn lines U2 and U4 in the Hamm district.

History

Metro Station Castle Road was taken in January 1967 in operation. The plant was part of the first stage of the metro construction of Berliner Tor to Billstedt, together with it, the line was opened race track to the station Horner. The subway replaced the busy tram lines 1 and 7 to Billstedt, the implementing tram 2 outbound after Horner Racecourse on Hamm- Nord, as well as from the ZOB Hamburg bus the transport company Hamburg- Holstein east ( Oststeinbek, Glindemann, Trittau ), the to Horner racecourse (later Billstedt or Merkenstraße, later Steinfurther avenue) were withdrawn.

The station was at that time as to the remaining Umsteigeanlage here tram lines 5 by Horner Racecourse on Hamm-Nord, 15 direction Winterhude - built Altona and 19 by Bill Berliner Tor Brook - High air - Eimsbuettel. The tracks were so that was in the middle of the passenger area, they also served as a reverse loop. Since setting the tram here ride the city buses on these routes.

Castle Street was formerly served by the U3, the trains towards the city center so were driven from Berliner Tor on the ring line from 1912 on. Since 2009, here, on line U2 from the Berliner Tor built on a late 1960s route traverses the city center. In addition, she is approached by the U4 since 29 November 2012.

Construction and location

Metro Station Castle Road is located just north of the Hammer road, between the junction with the eponymous Castle Road and the junction of the Sievekingdamms. The station has a 120 meters long with a central platform in a simple depth able to lead from which two flights of stairs in a building access directly over the metro area.

Metro Station Castle Road was originally intended for another metro line, called the Alster semiring. The space provided full expansion would have required a further platform north of the existing plant.

The Berliner Tor station is 1.3 kilometers away, to Hammersmith Tube Station Church is approximately 950 meters.

The underground station is Castle Road junction with the Hamburg- bus network, including here keeps the Metrobus Line 25 The abbreviation of the Hamburg elevated railway for the stop is "BG".