The underground station Meßberg is located in the city centre of Hamburg, Germany in the Altstadt quarter. It is served by the rapid transit trains of the line U1 of the Hamburg U-Bahn. The station is managed by the Hamburger Hochbahn, the operator of the underground railway.

Meßberg
Rapid transit
Entrance to the underground station Messberg
General information
Coordinates	53°32′52″N 9°59′59″E
Line(s)	Hamburg U-Bahn U1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Other information
Fare zone	HVV: A/000[1]
History
Opened	February 1960
Electrified	750 volts DC system Bottom-contact third rail
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station Jungfernstieg towards Norderstedt Mitte U1 Steinstraße towards Großhansdorf or Ohlstedt
Location
Meßberg Location in Hamburg Show map of Hamburg Meßberg Location in Schleswig-Holstein Show map of Schleswig-Holstein Meßberg Location in Germany Show map of Germany Meßberg Location in Europe Show map of Europe

History

In March 1894, the first electric tram line in Hamburg served an at grade stop Meßberg.[2] On 22 February 1960, the construction of the 0.7 km long tunnel-line from Jungfernstieg station to the new underground station Meßberg was finished, it was the first new construction of an underground rail line in Hamburg after 24 years. On 2 October 1960 the tunnel to the newly built underground station “Central Station” was completed.[3]

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  Meßberg station
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  Meßberg station
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  Wall of Meßberg station

Service

The trains of the line U1 from Norderstedt to Ohlstedt / Großhansdorf are calling the station.[4]

See also

• Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (Public transport association in Hamburg)

References

External links

Media related to U-Bahnhof Meßberg at Wikimedia Commons

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