The underground station Meßberg is located in the city centre of Hamburg, Germany in the Altstadt quarter. It is served by the rapid transit trains of the line U1 of the Hamburg U-Bahn. The station is managed by the Hamburger Hochbahn, the operator of the underground railway.

Meßberg
Rapid transit
Entrance to the underground station Messberg
General information
Coordinates53°32′52″N 9°59′59″E / 53.54778°N 9.99972°E / 53.54778; 9.99972
Line(s) Hamburg U-Bahn
U1
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Other information
Fare zoneHVV: A/000[1]
History
OpenedFebruary 1960
Electrified750 volts DC system
Bottom-contact third rail
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Jungfernstieg U1 Steinstraße
Location
Meßberg is located in Hamburg
Meßberg
Meßberg
Location in Hamburg
Meßberg is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Meßberg
Meßberg
Location in Schleswig-Holstein
Meßberg is located in Germany
Meßberg
Meßberg
Location in Germany
Meßberg is located in Europe
Meßberg
Meßberg
Location in Europe

History

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In March 1894, the first electric tram line in Hamburg served an at grade stop Meßberg.[2] On 22 February 1960, the construction of the 0.7 km long tunnel-line from Jungfernstieg station to the new underground station Meßberg was finished, it was the first new construction of an underground rail line in Hamburg after 24 years. On 2 October 1960 the tunnel to the newly built underground station “Central Station” was completed.[3]

Service

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The trains of the line U1 from Norderstedt to Ohlstedt / Großhansdorf are calling the station.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2008). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland (in German). Vol. Band 11: Hamburg. Freiburg: EisenbahnKurier. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-88255-392-5.
  3. ^ Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2008). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland (in German). Vol. Band 11: Hamburg. Freiburg: EisenbahnKurier. p. 307. ISBN 978-3-88255-392-5.
  4. ^ Rapid Transit/Regional Rail (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 2008-12-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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