Wilhelmsburg station is a rapid transit station on the Harburg S-Bahn line and is served by trains on the Hamburg S-Bahn network. The railway station is located in the quarter Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany.

Wilhelmsburg
Hamburg S-Bahn station
General information
Other names	Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Location	Wilhelm-Strauss-Weg 22109 Hamburg Germany
Coordinates	53°29′56″N 10°0′25″E
Owned by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Parking	Park and ride (186 slots)[1]
Bicycle facilities	StadtRad
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ds100: AWFS DB station code: 2523 Type: Bf Category: 4
Fare zone	HVV: A/108 and 208[2]
History
Opened	1 December 1872; 149 years ago (1872-12-01)
Rebuilt	1983, 2013
Electrified	main line 6 April 1965; 57 years ago (1965-04-06), 15 kV AC system (overhead) 23 September 1983; 38 years ago (1983-09-23), 1200 V DC system (3rd rail)
Previous names	1872-1930 Wilhelmsburg 1930-38 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg Nord 1938 to date Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station Veddel towards Pinneberg S3 Hamburg-Harburg towards Stade Veddel towards Hamburg-Altona S31 Hamburg-Harburg towards Hamburg-Neugraben
Location
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Wilhelmsburg station is listed as a Bf (Bahnhof) (rail station), a place where trains may start, end or change directions, and that has at least one set of points. The station is managed by DB Station&Service, a subsiary of German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG.[3]

History

The Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the Rollbahn line on December 1, 1872.[4] In 1983 — after 10 years of construction, the first part of Hamburg's southern S-Bahn line from Central Station toward Harburg were completed and opened with the new Wilhelmsburg station.[5]

In connection with Hamburg IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung), the station was substantially renovated, with a new bridge, entrance and platform roof.[6]

Layout

The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5 centimetres (2.0 in).[7] It has exits on both ends of the island platform and a flat roof.[8]

Services

Trains

S3 and S31 line rapid transit trains call at the station. S3 line trains run through central Hamburg and on to the towns of Pinneberg and Stade.[9]

Facilities at the station

There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.[7]

Gallery

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  Platform of the station, viewed from the pedestrian bridge

See also

• Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV)
• List of Hamburg S-Bahn stations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to S-Bahnhof Wilhelmsburg.

• DB station information (in German)
• Network plan HVV (pdf) 560 KiB