| Wilhelmsburg | |
| Symbol: | s |
| Symbol Location: | hamburg |
| Country: | Germany |
| Coordinates: | 53.4989°N 10.0069°W |
| Other Name: | Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Terrain cutting |
| Platform: | 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | Park and ride (186 slots)[1] |
| Rebuilt: | 1983, 2013 |
| Electrified: | main line, 15 kV AC system (overhead) , 1200 V DC system (3rd rail) |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | ds100: AWFS DB station code: 2523 Type: Bf Category: 4 |
| Zone: | HVV A/108 and 208 |
| Former: | 1872-1930 Wilhelmsburg 1930-38 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg Nord 1938 to date Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg |
| Map Type: | Germany Hamburg#Schleswig-Holstein#Germany#Europe |
| Map Dot Label: | Wihelmsburg |
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 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 subsidiary of German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG.[2]
The Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the Rollbahn line on December 1, 1872. 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.[3]
In connection with Hamburg IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung), the station was substantially renovated, with a new bridge, entrance and platform roof.[4]
The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5cm (02inches).[5] It has exits on both ends of the island platform and a flat roof.
S3 and S5 line rapid transit trains call at the station. The trains run through central Hamburg and on to the towns of Pinneberg and Stade.[6]
There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.[5]