Klein Flottbek railway station
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Klein Flottbek railway station is on the Altona-Blankenese line and serviced by the city trains
, located in Hamburg
, Germany
The rapid transit
trains of the line S1 and the line S11 of the Hamburg S-Bahn
calls the station in the quarter Nienstedten
of the Altona
borough in Hamburg. Right along the railway tracks is the border to the quarter of Osdorf
.
The station is directly near the main entrance of the Botanischer Garten Hamburg
, a botanical garden
in Osdorf.
and 2 tracks. Entrance to the platform is through a pedestrian underpass. There are no service personnel attending the station, but an emergency call and information telephone is available. There are about 20 places to lock a bicycle and about 260 park and ride
spaces. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons via a lift. There is a DB Service Store, but no lockers.
and Wedel
on track no. 1 and the direction of Hamburg center on track no. 2. A bus station
in front of the railway station is used by several bus lines.
Hamburg S-Bahn
The Hamburg S-Bahn is a railway network for public rapid mass transit in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area...
, located in Hamburg
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...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
The rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
trains of the line S1 and the line S11 of the Hamburg S-Bahn
Hamburg S-Bahn
The Hamburg S-Bahn is a railway network for public rapid mass transit in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area...
calls the station in the quarter Nienstedten
Nienstedten
Nienstedten is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river. Nienstedten is home to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. In 2006 the population was 6,783.-Geography:...
of the 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...
borough in Hamburg. Right along the railway tracks is the border to the quarter of Osdorf
Osdorf, Hamburg
Osdorf is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough. In 2006 the population was 25,206.-History:...
.
The station is directly near the main entrance of the Botanischer Garten Hamburg
Botanischer Garten Hamburg
The Botanischer Garten Hamburg , more formally known as the Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg and the Biozentrum Klein Flottbek und Botanischer Garten, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Hamburg...
, a botanical garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
in Osdorf.
Station layout
The station is an at-grade station with an island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and 2 tracks. Entrance to the platform is through a pedestrian underpass. There are no service personnel attending the station, but an emergency call and information telephone is available. There are about 20 places to lock a bicycle and about 260 park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
spaces. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons via a lift. There is a DB Service Store, but no lockers.
Services
The trains travel in the direction of BlankeneseBlankenese
Blankenese is a former independent town, now a suburban quarter in the borough Altona in the western part of Hamburg . It is located on right bank of the Elbe river...
and Wedel
Wedel
Wedel is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately south of Elmshorn, and mile, west of Hamburg.-Foundation and Middle Ages:...
on track no. 1 and the direction of Hamburg center on track no. 2. A bus station
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
in front of the railway station is used by several bus lines.
External links
- DB station information
- Network plan HVV (pdf) 560 KiB