Elbbrücken station explained

Elbbrücken
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:s
Symbol Location:hamburg
Symbol2:u
Symbol Location2:hamburg
Type:Hp
Address:Zweibrückenstraße
20457 Hamburg
Borough:Hamburg-Mitte
Country:Germany
Owned:Deutsche Bahn
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Zone:HVV

A/000, 106, and 108[1]

Website:www.bahnhof.de
Opened:
Map Type:Germany Hamburg#Germany#Europe
Map Dot Label:Elbbrücken

Elbbrücken station (Elbe bridges station) is a public transit terminal station in Hamburg, Germany, near the rail and road bridges called Elbbrücken leading over the Norderelbe. It consists of two elevated platforms, one for the Hamburg U-Bahn which opened in 2018, and one for the Hamburg S-Bahn suburban trains which opened a year later. Each platform has two tracks, interlinked by a "skywalk". The station is the terminus of the U4 U-Bahn line and is between Hammerbrook and Veddel on the S3/S5 S-Bahn lines. It was built to provide easier access to the new HafenCity quarter of Hamburg from the south.

Construction and opening

The U-Bahn station was opened in December 7, 2018. The opening of the S-Bahn stop has been delayed due to problems during construction works. Holes for the foundation could not be drilled as planned because drilling machines partly met resistance at below the surface.[2] While the cost for the U-Bahn section was lower than expected – down from €178 million to €145 million, including the route from the previous station HafenCity Universität[3] – the cost for the S-Bahn stop was expected to rise from €43 million to €57 million.[2] The S-Bahn station was opened to the public on the December 15, 2019.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tarifplan . . 6 March 2020 . 15 December 2019.
  2. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/S-Bahnhof-Elbbruecken-wird-spaeter-fertig-,elbbruecken190.html S-Bahnhof Elbbrücken wird später fertig
  3. https://www.shz.de/regionales/hamburg/u4-haltestelle-elbbruecken-wird-33-2-millionen-euro-guenstiger-id20801102.html U4-Haltestelle Elbbrücken wird 33,2 Millionen Euro günstiger
  4. Web site: Neue S-Bahnstation Elbbrücken. de. 17 December 2019.