Hamburg Central Bus Station

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Hamburg Central Bus Station

Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
Public transport bus service
Hamburg ZOB 01 KMJ.jpg
Location St. Georg
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Coordinates 53°33′07″N10°00′41.3″E / 53.55194°N 10.011472°E / 53.55194; 10.011472 Coordinates: 53°33′07″N10°00′41.3″E / 53.55194°N 10.011472°E / 53.55194; 10.011472
Operated byZOB Hamburg GmbH [1]
Bus stands14
Bus operators
  • Flixbus
  • Polenreisen
  • Touring
  • EST
  • Becker Reisen
  • Reisering HH
  • Sindbad Reisen
  • Atlassib
  • Peters Reisen
  • Becker Reisen
Construction
Structure typebuilding, covered pavilion
ArchitectASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante
History
Opened1950 (1950)
Rebuilt24 May 2003 (2003-05-24) [2]
Location
Hamburg Central Bus Station
Zob-hamburg-lot.jpg

The Hamburg Central Bus Station (abbreviated ZOB, German for Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof) is the central station for long-distance coaches in and out of Hamburg. It is located in the St. Georg district near the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof.

The building was designed by the architects ASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante from Hamburg and engineering firm Schlaich Bergermann & Partner from Stuttgart.

In 2006, the structure received the Outstanding Structure Award from the IABSE. The IABSE described it as a "delightful canopy over a bus station with soaring, transparent cantilevers designed to perfection enhancing the urban infrastructure." [3]

Notes

  1. "ZOB Hamburg: History" . Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. "Opening of the ZOB in Hamburg". 23 May 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "The Outstanding Structure Award: The Central Bus Station Hamburg (ZOB), Germany". International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

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