Wandsbek-Gartenstadt station

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Wandsbek-Gartenstadt
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Hamburg U-Bahn station
U-Bahnhof Wandsbek-Gartenstadt 5.jpg
General information
LocationOstpreußenplatz
22049 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates 53°35′33″N10°04′28″E / 53.59250°N 10.07444°E / 53.59250; 10.07444 Coordinates: 53°35′33″N10°04′28″E / 53.59250°N 10.07444°E / 53.59250; 10.07444
Operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s) Hamburg U1.svg Hamburg U3.svg
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeelevated
Bicycle facilities Bike and ride
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeHHA: WK [1]
Fare zone HVV: A/105, 204, and 205 [2]
History
Opened12 September 1918;104 years ago (1918-09-12) [1]
Electrified6 September 1920;102 years ago (1920-09-06)
Previous names1918-1920 Hinschenfelde
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Alter Teichweg U1 Trabrennbahn
Habichtstraße
towards Barmbek via  Hauptbahnhof Süd
U3 Terminus
Location
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Wandsbek-Gartenstadt
Location in Hamburg
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Wandsbek-Gartenstadt
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Wandsbek-Gartenstadt is a major rapid transit station on the Hamburg U-Bahn lines U1 and U3. For line U1, Wandsbek-Gartenstadt is a through station; for line U3, it is terminus station. The station is located in the Gartenstadt (garden city) of Wandsbek, Germany. Wandsbek is center of the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek.

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History

The station was opened in 1918 by the name "Hinschenfelde" and as part of Hamburg's Walddörferbahn. In 1920 the station was electrified, renamed "Wandsbek-Gartenstadt" and integrated into the Hamburger Hochbahn network. On 4 August 1963 the second rail line was opened.

Since 2014, ongoing modernization works on the station building and the station platforms are underway, including raised platforms for handicap-accessibility and new platform roofs. Since May 2014, the northbound trains are accessible via an elevator, the southbound trains are expected to be equipped accordingly by the end of 2014.

Layout

The station is located on the northern side of Ostpreußenplatz, a small square off Lesserstraße. The two elevated island platforms sit on a rail dam, with main access from a small station building on the southern side, and a pedestrian tunnel on the north side. The station allows for cross-platform interchange between the two lines.

Service

Trains

Wandsbek-Gartenstadt U-Bahn station is served by Hamburg U-Bahn lines U1 and U3. [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wandsbek-Gartenstadt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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