U2 (Hamburg U-Bahn) Explained
The U2 is a line of the Hamburg U-Bahn which has a length of 24.543km (15.25miles). It serves 25 stations. The line opened in 1913. It starts in Niendorf Nord and leads via the city center at Hauptbahnhof Nord to Mümmelmannsberg.[1]
History
The first part of the line was opened on 21 October 1913 from Schlump to Emilienstraße. In 1914 it was extended to Hellkamp, a station which was closed and dismantled in 1964 and in 1965 replaced by new station Lutterothstraße.[1] In 2009 eastern parts of U2 and U3 lines were swapped behind Berliner Tor. Before that, the U2 line led to Wandsbek-Gartenstadt. Since then, it ends in Mümmelmannsberg, and the U3 became a ring line again with a branch to Wandsbek-Gartenstadt.[2]
Opening and closing dates
- 21 October 1913: Schlump – Emilienstraße
- 23 May 1914: Emilienstraße – Hellkamp
- 1 May 1964: Closure of the line Schlump – Hellkamp for several months because of works at Osterstraße and abandonment of Hellkamp station
- 30 May 1965: (Schlump –) Lutterothstraße
- 30 October 1966: Lutterothstraße – Hagenbecks Tierpark
- 2 January 1967: Berliner Tor – Horner Rennbahn (as U3)
- 24 September 1967: Horner Rennbahn – Legienstraße (as U3)
- 29 September 1968: Hauptbahnhof Nord – Berliner Tor (as U21)
- 28 September 1969: Legienstraße – Billstedt (as U3)
- 31 May 1970: Billstedt – Merkenstraße (as U3)
- 31 May 1970: Schlump – Gänsemarkt (as U22)
- 3 June 1973: Gänsemarkt – Hauptbahnhof Nord
- 1 June 1985: Hagenbecks Tierpark – Niendorf Markt
- 29 September 1990: Merkenstraße – Mümmelmannsberg (as U3)
- 9 March 1991: Niendorf Markt – Niendorf Nord
References
- Book: Ralf Heinsohn . Schnellbahnen in Hamburg: Die Geschichte von S-Bahn und U-Bahn, 1907–2007 . 2 October 2013 . Books on Demand . German . 978-3-7322-5204-6 . 117– .
- http://www.hamburger-untergrundbahn.de/met-hh-linientausch.htm U2 U3 Linientausch 2009
