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.[4] It was built to provide easier access to the new HafenCity quarter of Hamburg from the south.

Elbbrücken
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U-Bahn platforms under the glass roof
General information
LocationZweibrückenstraße
20457 Hamburg
Hamburg-Mitte
Germany
Coordinates53°32′4.2″N 10°1′28.2″E / 53.534500°N 10.024500°E / 53.534500; 10.024500
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators
Connections
  • S3 S5
  • U4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8314
DS100 codeAELB[1]
IBNR-
Category4[2]
Fare zoneHVV: A/000, 106, and 108[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened7 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-07)
(S-Bahn: 15 December 2019)
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station
Hammerbrook
towards Pinneberg
S3 Veddel
Hammerbrook S5 Veddel
towards Stade
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Terminus U4 HafenCity Universität
towards Billstedt
Location
Elbbrücken is located in Hamburg
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Elbbrücken
Location in Hamburg
Elbbrücken is located in Germany
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Location in Germany
Elbbrücken is located in Europe
Elbbrücken
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Location in Europe

Construction and opening

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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 10 metres (33 ft) below the surface.[5] 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[4] – the cost for the S-Bahn stop was expected to rise from €43 million to €57 million.[5] The S-Bahn station was opened to the public on the December 15, 2019.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2017 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
  2. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. April 24, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. December 15, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U4-Haltestelle Elbbrücken wird 33,2 Millionen Euro günstiger, shz.de
  5. ^ a b S-Bahnhof Elbbrücken wird später fertig, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, July 31, 2018
  6. ^ "Neue S-Bahnstation Elbbrücken" (in German). Retrieved December 17, 2019.