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Hamburg Dammtor is a railway station for long distance, regional and suburban trains on the Hamburg-Altona link line, located in Central Hamburg, Germany. In front is a bus station of the same name for public transport.

Hamburg Dammtor
Rapid transit transport hub
Outside view
General information
Location	Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz 15, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°33′39″N 9°59′22″E
Line(s)	Long distance trains S-Bahn: S11, S21, S31
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ds100: ADF (main line) DB station code: 2513 Type: Hp Category: 2[1]
Fare zone	HVV: A/000[2]
History
Opened	16 July 1866; 156 years ago (1866-07-16)
Rebuilt	7 June 1903; 119 years ago (1903-06-07)
Electrified	29 January 1908; 114 years ago (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)[3] 10 April 1941; 81 years ago (1941-04-10), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)[3] 6 April 1965; 57 years ago (1965-04-06), 15 kV AC system (overhead)[3]
Services
Preceding station   DB Fernverkehr   Following station Hamburg-Altona Terminus ICE 11 via Stuttgart - Frankfurt - Erfurt - Leipzig - Berlin Hamburg towards Munich ICE 18 via Nürnberg - Erfurt - Halle (Saale) - Berlin ICE 20 Hamburg towards Basel SBB ICE 22 Hamburg towards Stuttgart ICE 25 via Hannover - Fulda - Würzburg - Nürnberg Hamburg towards Munich ICE 26 Hamburg towards Karlsruhe ICE 28 via Nürnberg - Erfurt - Leipzig - Berlin Hamburg towards Munich ICE 31 Hamburg towards Frankfurt Itzehoe towards Westerland (Sylt) IC/EC 27 Hamburg towards Prague Hamburg-Altona Terminus IC/EC 30 Hamburg towards Stuttgart IC/EC 31 Hamburg towards Frankfurt Preceding station   DB Regio Nord   Following station Elmshorn toward Kiel Hbf or Flensburg RE 7 via Neumünster Hamburg Hbf Terminus Elmshorn toward Kiel Hbf RE 70 via Neumünster Hamburg Hbf Terminus Preceding station nordbahn Following station Pinneberg towards Itzehoe RB 61 Hamburg Hbf Terminus Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station Sternschanze towards Blankenese S11 Hamburg Hbf towards Poppenbüttel Sternschanze towards Elbgaustraße S21 Hamburg Hbf towards Aumühle Sternschanze towards Hamburg-Altona S31 Hamburg Hbf towards Hamburg-Neugraben Preceding station AKN Eisenbahn Following station Sternschanze towards Neumünster A1 Limited service Hamburg Hbf Terminus
Location
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The railway station is one of four long-distance train stations in Hamburg. The other stations are Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg-Altona and Hamburg-Harburg. Despite its size and importance, the station is classified as a railway stop (Haltepunkt) because it does not have any switches, a requirement for a station (Bahnhof) according to the regulations.[4]

History

The name Dammtor originates from an old city gate located here until the end of the 19th century. The present railway station was opened on 7 July 1903. A previous station, built in 1866, was located around 100 metres (330 ft) away.

Location

Hamburg Dammtor is close to the Wallring and the center of Hamburg, located in the quarter Rotherbaum of the Eimsbüttel borough. Nearby are also the University of Hamburg and the Congress Center Hamburg. As a result, the railway station signs have the addition Messe- und Kongressbahnhof (trade fair and congress station).

Gallery

• 
  Aerial photo from 1920
• 
  Interior view
• 
  Aerial view to northwest
• 
  Aerial view to southwest

Service

The railway station has 4 elevated tracks, on two island platforms, one servicing the regional and long-distance trains, the other platform servicing the S-Bahn.

See also

• Dammtor
• Hamburg S-Bahn
• Hamburger Verkehrsverbund

References

External links

Media related to Bahnhof Hamburg Dammtor at Wikimedia Commons

• DB station information (in German)
• Pictures of the Dammtor Station (in German)

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