Hamburg Dammtor station
- 2 mainline and regional railways
- 2 S - Bahn tracks
- ADF ( long-distance )
- ADST (S -Bahn )
- Junction line ( KBS 101.1 )
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The Hamburg Dammtorbahnhof, named after Dammtorbahnhof, a former gate of the city walls, is a train station the train station category 2 for the railway and S -Bahn in Hamburg. The present structure was opened in 1903, replacing the previous station on the Hamburg- Altona railway connection. It was intended as a prime railway station for state visits.
Hamburg Dammtorbahnhof is the number of travelers to the third largest of the five major stations of Hamburg, although it has only two platforms. The northeastern platform is the S -Bahn reserved, the two tracks are to be electrified since 1939 with busbars, and 1955 with upper management for the former AC trains. The two tracks at the so-called remote platform be driven by long-distance and regional trains and have a catenary. The station signs on the remote platform support the additional exhibition and congress Station - the entrance of the Congress Center Hamburg ( CCH) is directly opposite.
In September 2006, chose the non-profit " Pro-Rail Alliance " eV the Hamburg Dammtorbahnhof the best big city train station in Germany.
For the purposes of railway operations is today at Dammtorbahnhof not a train station, but two breakpoints, once the S-Bahn and even the long-distance and regional train, as there are no more points there.
- 3.1 long-distance lines
- 3.2 Regional Transport
- 3.3 S -Bahn
- 3.4 bus
History
Station of 1866
The first station Dammtorbahnhof in Hamburg in 1866 established at the newly Hamburg- Altona railway connection.
The station building in the early days style with center part and side wings had on the north side of a platform, which was facing the course of Alsterglacis at the confluence of the New Rabenstraße. The southern side bordered with a small forecourt to a narrowed towards the Inner Alster continuation Tiergartenstrasse. Is now the Cinemaxx at this point. On Maps from this period, this situation is located.
Had the transit station next to the railway tracks leading through the communication path nor a special track for the train of the Emperor and special princely rooms on the ground floor. On a map of 1888 in the French language is the former Dammtorbahnhof as " Gare de Kiel ," meaning " Kiel's railway station " is entered.
After the completion of the new and larger station of 1903, the first railway station Dammtorbahnhof was demolished. The simultaneous existence of both stations at this time is also recorded on a map of 1900.
Station from 1903
The new Dammtor station needed more space than the first railway station, also was placed high at this time, the whole connection railway line on the street level addition with a dam and with overpasses. The new station was set up further west from the first station on the other side of the dam Dammtorbahnhof while the first train station was still in operation. On 7 June 1903, the operation of the new station was solemnly in the presence of His Majesty, the Emperor Wilhelm II was added. Then this also led to the nickname " Kaiserbahnhof ".
The combination of station building and station hall has four tracks on two central platforms that are spanned by a clad with sandstone Art Nouveau hall. This was built in 1903 by architect Ernst Moeller and is 112 m long, 25 m wide and 23.5 m high. The building is a listed building and was extensively restored between 1999 and 2002 according to the specifications of the architect Stefan Rimpf. The concourse was rebuilt, covered the remote platform over a length of 200 m outside the hall ship. In addition, stairs were installed at the station and built a further disposal at the remote platform (towards congress center ). The total cost of around EUR 24 million were mainly supported by the Deutsche Bahn AG ( 21.85 million ) and the collar ( 2.15 million euros ) was applied.
Southwest side of the station Dammtorbahnhof
Top view of the south
Top view of the north
Sideview
Environment
The north exit of the station leads to the district of Rother tree. Prior to running the Edmund -Siemers -Allee - with the middle of the road arranged stop for the bus - which further leads to the nearby main building of the University of Hamburg, with the underlying incipient Grindelviertel. Behind the road and the abschwenkenden here Rothenbaumchaussee is the green area of the peat meadow.
The forecourt of the southern exit and the local congress, exhibition and event center CCH with the Radisson Blu Hotel Tower include administratively nor to a narrow spur of the St. Pauli district. The Dag Hammarskjöld pedestrian bridge (as well as the forecourt after Dag Hammarskjöld named) here leads to the entrance of the underground station Stephansplatz ( here already Neustadt district ) and in the Old Botanical Garden as part of the park Planten un Blomen and further into the center of Hamburg. At the eastern end of the station crosses the busy Dammtordamm, which is spanned by a bridge for the railway tracks.
Importance of the station
With approximately 43,000 passengers per day the station is the third largest railway station in Hamburg and one in five railway stations of the city. Daily use 310 long-distance and regional trains as well as 527 S -Bahn trains the station.
This prestigious ambience of the station complex was also preferred not to receive prominent state visitors, so the British King Edward VII, the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, of Queens Elizabeth II of England, Margaret of Denmark and Juliana of the Netherlands and the Shah of Persia Reza Pahlavi.
At around 10,300 m² of floor space will find 30 shops and restaurants with a total of around 150 jobs space.
Long-distance lines
Regional Transport
S -Bahn
The S- Bahn Hamburg GmbH is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn and operates the lines:
The S11 runs only during rush hour.
The AKN Eisenbahn AG operates the line A1, operate on the individual trains during the morning hours on the S -Bahn tracks Eidelstedt continue to Hauptbahnhof.
Bus
- 4 ( Metrobus ) Eidelstedt - Langenfelde - Eimsbuettel - Schlump - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Market - Hauptbahnhof / ZOB | - HafenCity
- 5 ( Metrobus ) Burgwedel - Schnelsen - Niendorf Markt - Lokstedt - High air - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Market - Hauptbahnhof / ZOB
- 34 (Express ) Lufthansa Base - Groß Borstel - Eppendorf market - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Square - Central Station - William Castle - Kirchdorf (South)
- 109 ( city bus ) Alstersdorf - Winterhude market - Harvestehude - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Square - Central Station
- 603 ( night bus ) Schnelsen - Eidelstedt - Langenfelde - Eimsbuettel - Schlump - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Market
- 604 ( night bus ) Niendorf - Lokstedt - High air - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Market
- 605 ( night bus ) Gross Borstel - Eppendorf - Bf Dammtorbahnhof - Town Hall Market
Map ( 1881 ) of the three-pronged Dammtorbahnhof station of 1866
In the background: Hotel and Heinrich- Hertz-Turm