| Hamburg-Altona–Kiel |
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| Line number | 1220 |
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| Locale | Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Route number | 131 |
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| Line length | 104.877 km (65.168 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 throughout |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Electrification |
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| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum) |
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Kiel, old station (1844–1899) |
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105.587 00,000 |
Kiel Hbf (since 1 June 1899) |
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104.100 00,000 |
Kiel main goods yard |
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103.000 00,000 |
Meimersdorf Ost (siding |
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101,000 00.000 |
Meimersdorf marshaling yard |
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100.000 00,000 |
Meimersdorf |
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95.311 00,000 |
Flintbek |
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86.631 00,000 |
Bordesholm |
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80.711 00,000 |
Einfeld |
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75.800 00,000 |
Neumünster goods yard |
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74.688 00,000 |
Neumünster |
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74.113 00,000 |
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Blockstelle Padenstedt |
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65.620 00,000 |
Arpsdorf |
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60.510 00,000 |
Brokstedt |
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from Itzehoe |
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52.228 00,000 |
Wrist |
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47.740 00,000 |
Siebenecksknöll |
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42.377 00,000 |
Dauenhof |
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36.236 00,000 |
Horst (Holst) |
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31.300 00,000 |
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31.000 00,000 |
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30.697 00,000 |
Elmshorn |
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Elmshorn port railway |
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from Uetensen |
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23.173 00,000 |
Tornesch |
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21.972 00,000 |
End of the Uetersen Railway |
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19,262 00,000 |
Prisdorf |
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15.953 15.792 |
Pinneberg |
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14.233 |
Thesdorf |
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12.028 |
Halstenbek |
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10.780 |
Bickbargen crossover |
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10.500 00,000 |
Hamburg-Eidelstedt En (siding) |
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9.481 |
Krupunder |
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9.314 09.314 |
SH–Hamburg state border |
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8.881 00,000 |
Hamburg-Eidelstedt freight yard |
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7.234 |
Elbgaustraße |
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6.371 |
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6.100 |
Hamburg-Eidelstedt (S) |
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1068 m reduction |
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4.170 |
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4.044 |
Hamburg-Stellingen (S) |
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4.765 00,000 |
Hamburg-Langenfelde (siding) |
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4.149 00,000 |
Hamburg-Langenfelde depot |
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2.635 |
Hamburg-Langenfelde (S) |
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1.399 |
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6.249 |
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Altona Harbour Railway |
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0.710 00,000 |
Hamburg-Altona |
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5.898 |
Hamburg-Altona (S-Bahn) |
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0.000 00,000 |
Altona (old station) |
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| Source: German railway atlas |
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The Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway (historic name: The King Christian VIII Baltic Railway) is one of the most important main line railways of the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg in Northern Germany. The line runs through the region of Holstein and connects the cities of Hamburg, Elmshorn, Neumünster and Kiel. The 105 km (65 mi) long standard gauge double track electrified railway line is now owned by DB Netz.
The railway line opened in 1844 to connect the cities of Altona and Kiel, at the time the two largest cities in the Duchy of Holstein then under Danish rule. It is the oldest railway line in the current state of Schleswig-Holstein, one of the first railways in Germany, and the first to reach the Baltic Sea. When it opened, it was also the first railway in Denmark and its dependencies.
