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Trabrennbahn (Trotting Course) is a rapid transit station located in the Hamburg quarter of Farmsen-Berne, Germany. The station was opened in 1924[1] and is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1.

Trabrennbahn
Hamburg U-Bahn station
General information
Location	Traberweg 22159 Hamburg, Germany
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HHA: TR[1]
Fare zone	HVV: A/204 and 205[2]
History
Opened	30 March 1924[1]
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station Wandsbek-Gartenstadt towards Norderstedt Mitte U1 Farmsen towards Großhansdorf or Ohlstedt

History

The station was constructed from 1912 to 1914, but opened only on 30 March 1924 as a request stop on the Walddörfer railway line, as a horse race took place on the nearby race track of Trabrennbahn Farmsen. Population was sparse in the vicinity, so the stop was not needed during the first years except for horse riding events. For the latter use, in 1931, a train reversing facility with four siding tracks was built. Since 1 October 1933 the station was serviced constantly.[1]

The reversing facility was later reduced to two tracks and dismantled in 1971, as there were less horse races. The course of Trabrennbahn Farmsen was closed in the 1980s. The station was fully renovated in 2001, and a lift was added then. There were plans to rename it to Traberweg but the name was kept because the compound of former Trabrennbahn, re-developed as a residential area, was considered as a benchmark in the area.[1]

Service

Trains

Trabrennbahn is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures are every 5 minutes. The travel time to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof takes about 18 minutes.[1]

See also

• List of Hamburg U-Bahn stations

References

External links

Media related to U-Bahnhof Trabrennbahn at Wikimedia Commons

• Line and route network plans at hvv.de (in German and English)

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