Hamburg-Altona station
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| Location | Scheel-Plessen-Str. 17 22765 Hamburg Germany | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°33′07″N 09°56′06″E / 53.55194°N 9.93500°E | ||||
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| Platforms | 6 island | ||||
| Tracks | 12 | ||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Station code | 2517 | ||||
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| IBNR | 8002553 | ||||
| Category | 1 | ||||
| Fare zone | HVV: A/101 | ||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 September 1844 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1898 relocated northwards by 700 m 1950 1979 | ||||
| Electrified | 29 January 1908, 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955) 15 July 1940, 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail) 4 April 1965, 15 kV AC system (overhead) | ||||
| Previous names | 1844-1938 Altona Hauptbahnhof | ||||
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Hamburg-Altona (or simply Altona) is a railway station in Hamburg, Germany, situated to the west of the city's main station, in the district which bears its name.
A main line terminal station, most Intercity-Express (ICE) services linking Hamburg with southern Germany begin and terminate at Hamburg-Altona. It also has an underground station (named Altona) which is served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn. The station is managed by DB Station&Service.