Veddel station
Encyclopedia
Veddel is a station on the Harburg S-Bahn line and is served by the rapid transit
trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn
. The railway station is located in the Hamburg-Mitte
borough (in the Veddel
quarter) in Hamburg
, Germany
. The station is managed by DB Station&Service
, a subsiary of the German railway Deutsche Bahn
. The station is listed as a Haltepunkt
, a passenger stop situated on an open stretch of line, and lacking specific signals.
line. In 1983 — after 10 years of construction, the first part of Hamburg's southern S-Bahn line from Central Station
toward Harburg were completed and opened with the new Veddel station.
and a simple flat roof
.
trains of the lines S3 and S31 of the Hamburg S-Bahn are calling the station.
s, toilets and a small shop.
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 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...
. The railway station is located in the Hamburg-Mitte
Hamburg-Mitte
Hamburg-Mitte located in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, covering mostly the urban center of the city of Hamburg. The quarters Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt are the historical origin of Hamburg...
borough (in the Veddel
Veddel
Veddel is a quarter in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg on the homonymous island in the Elbe river, in northern Germany. In 2006, the population was 4,944.-Demographics:...
quarter) 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 station is managed by DB Station&Service
DB Station&Service
DB Station&Service is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, responsible for managing over 5,000 stations on the German railway network....
, a subsiary of the German railway Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
. The station is listed as a Haltepunkt
Railway station types of Germany
The railways in Germany use several codes to differentiate between various types of stops and stations.-Current usage:*Bf – Bahnhof , defined as a place where trains may start, end or change directions, and that has at least one set of points.*Hbf – Hauptbahnhof, the central station of...
, a passenger stop situated on an open stretch of line, and lacking specific signals.
History
On 1 December 1897, the Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the RollbahnRollbahn
A rollbahn is a German word designating a runway. This may be:* A one lane road, for example, in the Second World War it described key routes designated by the German Wehrmacht, for example, the route Moscow-Minsk-Brest A rollbahn is a German word designating a runway. This may be:* A one lane...
line. In 1983 — after 10 years of construction, the first part of Hamburg's southern S-Bahn line from Central Station
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...
toward Harburg were completed and opened with the new Veddel station.
Layout
The station is not fully accessible for handicapped persons. Before 1983, the station building was a brick building with an island platform and one entrance. Since the new S-Bahn line, it has exits on both ends of 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 a simple flat roof
Flat roof
A flat roof is a type of covering of a building. In contrast to the sloped form of a roof, a flat roof is horizontal or nearly horizontal. Materials that cover flat roofs typically allow the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination....
.
Trains
The rapid transitRapid 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 lines S3 and S31 of the Hamburg S-Bahn are calling the station.
Facilities at the station
There are no lockboxes and no personnel are attending the station, but there are SOS 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, toilets and a small shop.