Messehallen station

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Messehallen
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Hamburg U-Bahn station
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General information
LocationSievekingplatz
20355 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates 53°33′28″N09°58′36″E / 53.55778°N 9.97667°E / 53.55778; 9.97667
Operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s) Hamburg U2.svg
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth26 m
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeHHA: MH [1]
Fare zone HVV: A/000 [2]
History
Opened31 May 1970 [1]
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Schlump
towards Niendorf Nord
U2 Gänsemarkt
Location
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Location in Hamburg
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Location in Schleswig-Holstein
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Messehallen is a metro station located at Messe and Congress Center Hamburg on the border of the two Hamburg districts St. Pauli and Neustadt. The station was opened in 1970, and is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U2.

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Layout

Messehallen is Germany's deepest underground station at 26 metres (85 ft) below ground.

Entrances above ground are located at Karolinenstraße and Sievekingplatz, leading to spacious intermediate levels. The two side platforms are placed back-to-back in a 7 metres (23 ft) diameter railway pipe each, with access at either ends and intermediate connectors at a couple of locations, effectively making them one island platform.

Service

Messehallen is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U2; departures are every 5 minutes. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Messehallen". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.