St. Pauli (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

The St. Pauli Underground Station is a stop on the Hamburg U -Bahn line U3. It is located under the Millerntorplatz in the eponymous district to the east of the Reeperbahn. Of special importance is the bus stop in the arrival and departure traffic at events Millertor stadium and to the Holy Spirit field (Hamburger Dom). The subway station features a 90 -meter-long central platform in a simple low position. Arrivals are located on both platforms. The station is considered to be barrier-free.

History

The station was planned from 1910 and built by the Berlin architect Johann Emil Schaudt. It was opened on 25 May 1912 as Millerntorplatz station and served for more than a month - until full commissioning of the high- Bahn ring on June 29, 1912 - as a railhead. To this end, it has north of the platform, a single-track reversing facility. The first conversion took place in 1926/27, as the platform of 67 meters was expanded to 90 meters in length. This conversion was very complex as the north of the platform location, course system of the reciprocal track had to be moved slightly to the north, and this had to be moved some props. Since then, instead be used by 4-car trains and 6- car trains, which was badly needed at the latest since the mid- 1920s. In 1935, the renaming of the station of " Millerntorplatz " in " St. Pauli "because the district name beyond Hamburg was very much known.

During the Second World War, the train service was frequently interrupted, so that here there was peace operation. The longest and final operational pause reigned from March to September 1945. Basis were alone under the Holy Spirit Field 16 Ceiling punches. After the debris was removed, the trains could go back, if only to St. Pauli. It was only on 11 March 1946, the continuing line was taken over jetties to the central station back in operation.

In the 1960s, the access system was supplemented by ticket machines, the lock system was later removed completely. An extensive renovation took place in 1979. Thus, the previous only access at the south end has been completely redesigned (including the switch room for the sale of tickets from the conductor rededicated and the various price - ticket machines away) and there an escalator (up) built, renovated the train shed and replaced the wall tiles.

In 1999 there were a further modification in which the standing on the platform " shop" the guard stops no longer in use was removed with the terminal facilities and the signal box for the return track. The sales kiosk on the platform was enlarged and remodeled. At the northern end of the platform, the second direction of access Glacischaussee / Holy Spirit Field was born. The walls behind the tracks were covered with panels made of sheet metal. During the renovation of an original wall tiles from 1912 was discovered in the porch, which was restored and retained. The old southern access received the arched canopy of metal and glass, as well as a lift.

Connection

At St. Pauli Underground Station, there is a transition to several bus lines. Until September 1967 there was here an interchange with tram. The last time this was the line 14, which began here and perverse about Eppendorf and Winterhude to Veddel. The trams in the Reeperbahn, however, have already been set in May 1965 ( last line 6 of St. Pauli, Hein -Hoyer -Strasse on Town Hall Square, Long Row, Mundsburger bridge and Barmbek Ohlsdorf ). Even further back is the setting of the connection through the Reeperbahn Altona, who disappeared in May 1959 ( at that time lines 6 and 7).