Wedel station

Location
	Wedel Location in Hamburg Wedel Location in Schleswig-Holstein Wedel Location in Germany Wedel Location in Europe

Wedel (Holst)
Wedel (Holst)
Bf
General information
Other names	Wedel in Holstein
Location	Rathausplatz 1; 22880 Wedel (Holst); Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein; Germany
Line(s)	Altona–Blankenese railway;
Platforms	1 platform, terminus
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	6575
DS100 code	AWL
Category	5
Fare zone	HVV: B/501
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1 December 1883; 140 years ago
Electrified	20 May 1954; 70 years ago, 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)
Previous names	1883-1934 Wedel
Services
Location
Location
	Wedel Location in Hamburg Wedel Location in Schleswig-Holstein Wedel Location in Germany Wedel Location in Europe

Wedel station (officially Wedel (Holst), meaning Wedel in Holstein) is a railway station on the Altona-Blankenese line, served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn, located in Wedel, Germany.^[3]

It is a terminus of the line S1.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1883. The station was then served by four steam trains a day, the number increased to 16 by 1904. During World War II, on 3 March 1943,^[4] bombs heavily damaged the station building, which was rebuilt after the war, but demolished in the 1980s for a new car park and bus stop.

Electrification of the railway line was planned since 1948. It was completed in May 1950 to Sülldorf. On 20 May 1954 the electrified track to Wedel was opened.^[4]

Station layout

The station is an at-grade terminus with one platform and two tracks. The station is unstaffed but an SOS and information telephone is available. There are several places to lock a bicycle as well as a Park and ride car park. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons. Also a public toilet and a taxi stand can be found near the station. A shopping arcade is located in the station entrance. There are no lockerboxes.^[5]

Service

Trains of S1 line serve the station. A bus stop is located near the station, which is served by bus lines 189, 289, 389, 489, 589, and night bus lines 601, and 621.

References

^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ Cf. „Streckenelektrifizierungen“, on: Königlich preußische Eisenbahndirection zu Altona, retrieved on 19 January 2018.
^ Name, station code and category: Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008, DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) (in German)
^ ^a ^b Dezember 1883 - Wedel erhält einen Eisenbahnanschluss, Wedel.de, in German
^ DB station information (see external links)