Hamburg Central Bus Station Explained

Native Name:Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
Native Name Lang:de
Type:Public transport bus service
Borough:St. Georg
Coordinates:53.5519°N 10.0115°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Operator:ZOB Hamburg GmbH[1]
Bus Stands:14
Structure:building, covered pavilion
Architect:ASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante
Rebuilt:[2]

The Hamburg Central Bus Station (abbreviated ZOB, German for Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof) is the central station for long-distance coaches in and out of Hamburg. It is located in the St. Georg district near the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. The building was designed by the architects ASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante from Hamburg and engineering firm Schlaich Bergermann & Partner from Stuttgart.

In 2006, the structure received the Outstanding Structure Award from the IABSE. The IABSE described it as a "delightful canopy over a bus station with soaring, transparent cantilevers designed to perfection enhancing the urban infrastructure."[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZOB Hamburg: History . 15 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Opening of the ZOB in Hamburg . 23 May 2003 . 15 January 2017.
  3. Web site: The Outstanding Structure Award: The Central Bus Station Hamburg (ZOB), Germany. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. 2012-08-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227114623/http://www.iabse.ethz.ch/association/awards/ostrac/zob.php. 2012-02-27.