AKN Eisenbahn
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AKN Eisenbahn AG is a railway company operating commuter and freight trains in Hamburg
and Schleswig-Holstein
. The company headquarters is located in Kaltenkirchen
. The company is a member of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
(HVV), the HVV organises public transport
in and around Hamburg.
AKN is an abbreviation for Altona
- Kaltenkirchen - Neumünster
, the first railway line of this company.
(0.021%), the municipality Sülfeld
(0.016%) and 0.073% are private owned.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
. The company headquarters is located in Kaltenkirchen
Kaltenkirchen
Kaltenkirchen is a town located on the outskirts of Hamburg in Germany. It is part of the Segeberg district, in Schleswig-Holstein...
. The company is a member of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund is a company coordinating the public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide the user with a unified fare system, requiring only a single ticket for journeys with transfers between different operating companies, and to further...
(HVV), the HVV organises public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
in and around Hamburg.
AKN is an abbreviation for Altona
Altona, Hamburg
Altona is the westernmost urban borough of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy. Altona was an independent city until 1937...
- Kaltenkirchen - Neumünster
Neumünster
Neumünster is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.-Current Situation:Neumünster station is major railway junction with lines running in six directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.Near...
, the first railway line of this company.
Organsiation
Owners of the AKN Eisenbahn are the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg (50%), the state of Schleswig-Holstein (49.89%), the town QuickbornQuickborn
Quickborn is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 17 km east of Elmshorn, and 20 km north of Hamburg.-International relations:Quickborn is twinned with:* Boxholm, Sweden...
(0.021%), the municipality Sülfeld
Sülfeld
Sülfeld is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
(0.016%) and 0.073% are private owned.
List of subsidiaries
- SHB Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn website , railway line BüsumBüsumBüsum is a fishing and tourist town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 18 km southwest of Heide....
– HeideHeideHeide is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000.The German word Heide means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided to build a church in the "middle of the heath". This remained the town's name to date...
– NeumünsterNeumünsterNeumünster is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.-Current Situation:Neumünster station is major railway junction with lines running in six directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.Near... - nordbahn railway line NeumünsterNeumünsterNeumünster is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.-Current Situation:Neumünster station is major railway junction with lines running in six directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.Near...
– Bad SegebergBad SegebergBad Segeberg is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district Segeberg. It is situated approximately northeast of Hamburg, and west of Lübeck.It is famous for its annual Karl-May-Festival...
– Bad OldesloeBad OldesloeBad Oldesloe is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the Kreis Stormarn .The area has been inhabited since mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era are clearly defined and known as the Oldesloer Stufe...
(joint venture with Hamburger HochbahnHamburger HochbahnHamburger Hochbahn AG or HHA is a company operating the underground system and large parts of the bus system in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1911 it is headquartered in Hamburg.-History:...
) - Güterkraftverkehr Hamburg-Holstein, company for freight transport
Line overview
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Neumünster – Kaltenkirchen – Quickborn Quickborn Quickborn is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 17 km east of Elmshorn, and 20 km north of Hamburg.-International relations:Quickborn is twinned with:* Boxholm, Sweden... – Eidelstedt (– Hamburg Hauptbahnhof) |
Neumünster – Neumünster Süd – Boostedt – Großenaspe – Wiemersdorf – Bad Bramstedt – Bad Bramstedt Kurhaus – Lentföhrden – Nützen – Dodenhof – Holstentherme – Kaltenkirchen – Kaltenkirchen Süd – Henstedt-Ulzburg – Ulzburg Süd – Tanneneck – Ellerau – Quickborn – Quickborn Süd – Hasloh – Bönningstedt – Burgwedel – Schnelsen – Hörgensweg – Eidelstedt Zentrum – Eidelstedt Eidelstedt railway station Eidelstedt railway station is on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line and is serviced by the city trains and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc., located in Hamburg, Germany The railway station is located in the Eimsbüttel borough.-Station layout:... (– Stellingen Stellingen railway station Stellingen railway station is on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line and is served by the Hamburg city trains and the commuter trains of AKN railways, located in Hamburg, Germany. The railway station is located in the Eimsbüttel borough nearby the main stadium of Hamburg... – Langenfelde Langenfelde railway station Langenfelde railway station is on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line and is serviced by the city trains and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc. The station is located in the Eimsbüttel borough in Hamburg, Germany. The station is managed by the DB Station&Service plc... – Diebsteich Diebsteich railway station The train station Diebsteich is serviced by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc. The S-Bahn tracks run parallel with the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway... – Holstenstraße Holstenstraße railway station Holstenstraße is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany, located in the quarter Altona-Nord in the borough Altona. It is a station for the rapid transit trains of the city railway and the commuter trains of the AKN railway plc... – Sternschanze Sternschanze railway station Sternschanze station is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany, located in the quarter Sternschanze in the borough of Altona, is a station for the rapid transit trains of the line S11, S21 and S31 of the City Railway of the Hamburg S-Bahn and the line U3 of the underground railway... – Hamburg Dammtor Hamburg Dammtor railway station Hamburg Dammtor is a railway station for long distance, regional and public transport trains on the Hamburg-Altona link line. In front is a bus station of the same name for public transport in Hamburg, Germany.... – Hamburg Hauptbahnhof Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Hamburg. It was opened in 1906 to replace 4 terminal stations. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service... ) |
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(Kaltenkirchen −) Henstedt-Ulzburg Henstedt-Ulzburg Henstedt-Ulzburg is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:The municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg is situated on the outskirts of Hamburg approx. 30 km north of Hamburg and 13 km north of Norderstedt. Currently it is the largest municipality in... – Norderstedt Norderstedt Norderstedt is a city in Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region , the fifth largest city in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, belonging to the district Segeberg.- History :Norderstedt was created by the merger of four towns on 1 January 1970: the towns of Friedrichsgabe and... |
(Kaltenkirchen – Kaltenkirchen Süd – Henstedt-Ulzburg −) Ulzburg Süd – Meeschensee – Haslohfurth – Quickborner Straße – Friedrichsgabe – Moorbekhalle – Norderstedt Mitte Norderstedt Mitte (Hamburg U-Bahn station) Norderstedt Mitte is a railway station in Norderstedt, Germany. It is a terminus for the rapid transit trains of the line U1 of the Hamburg U-Bahn and connects the underground railway with the commuter trains of the AKN railway company line A2.... on behalf of Verkehrsgesellschaft Norderstedt (VGN) |
| Elmshorn Elmshorn Elmshorn is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Krückau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany... – Barmstedt Barmstedt Barmstedt is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in the south of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km northeast of Elmshorn, and 30 km northwest of Hamburg. It has approximately 9,500 inhabitants which makes it the smallest town in the Pinneberg... – Henstedt-Ulzburg |
Elmshorn – Langenmoor – Sparrieshoop – Bokholt Bokholt-Hanredder Bokholt-Hanredder is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.... – Voßloch – Barmstedt Brunnenstraße – Barmstedt – Langeln – Alveslohe – Henstedt-Ulzburg – Ulzburg Süd |