Sternschanze railway station
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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
. North of the railway station is a bus stop for the terminating bus route 181.
s and a shop.
The underground station for the U3 is situated at the east side of the railway station and has an island platform on underground level with one entrance only at its south. The underground station is not fully accessible for the disabled.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
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...
, located in the quarter Sternschanze in the borough of 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...
, is a station for 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 S11, S21 and S31 of the City Railway 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...
and the line U3 of the underground railway
Hamburg U-Bahn
The Hamburg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system serving the cities of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg in Germany. Although technically an underground, most of the system's track length is above ground. The network is interconnected with the city's S-Bahn system, which also has underground...
. North of the railway station is a bus stop for the terminating bus route 181.
Station layout
The tracks and the island platform for the city trains are elevated and separated from the tracks of the regional and long distance trains that are located south of it. Accessible for handicapped through a lift. The station is unstaffed, but there are emergency and information telephones, ticket machineTicket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s and a shop.
The underground station for the U3 is situated at the east side of the railway station and has an island platform on underground level with one entrance only at its south. The underground station is not fully accessible for the disabled.