Klosterstern (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

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Metro Station Klosterstern is a tunnel station of Hamburg U -Bahn in Harvestehude district beneath the square Klosterstern, after whom it is named. It was opened in 1929 as part of the KellJung - line and is today operated by the U1 line. The station is located partly in a curve. The station was built by the architect Walter Puritz. The abbreviation of the operating company Hamburg elevated railway is KR.

Construction and location

The central platform of the subway station is located in two low position ( level 2 ) and extends approximately in the north- south direction under the eponymous roundabout. At both ends close in a simple depth of each to distribution warehouses. On the southern side, this leads to a single output, which is located on the west side of Rothenbaumchaussee. The north porch has a much larger area and has outputs on both sides of the road Eppendorf tree.

The bus stop is still regarded as one of the few pre-war stations of the Hamburg subway architecturally largely in original condition. In the 1980s, the system has been carefully renovated.

North of the station was until the 1980s a simple track change.

The distance between the two neighboring stations Kellinghusenstraße and Hallerstraße in each case is about a kilometer. On the other hand, there are from the north exit only about two to four minutes walk to the bus stop Eppendorf tree line U3.

Construction

Characteristic of the station are currently investigating the metal supports row of pillars and the lights in a triangular shape. They were obtained in the restoration of the plant in the 1980s and true to the original. In contrast, swapped the operating company at that time also modeled stop sign in what was once typical for the entire KellJung - line design (" monastery" in much larger typeface as " stern" ) a few years ago against an item in the current Standard Type from.