Sternschanze station

Sternschanze
Hamburg U-Bahn station Sternschanze platform
General information
LocationSternschanze 1
20357 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates53°33′49″N 9°58′1″E / 53.56361°N 9.96694°E / 53.56361; 9.96694
Operated byS-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated (S-Bahn)
Underground (U-Bahn)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code DB: 2516
HHA: SZ
Fare zoneHVV: A/000 and 101
History
Opened16 July 1866 (1866-07-16)
25 May 1912 (1912-05-25)
Rebuilt relocated westwards by 400 m till 15 May 1903 (1903-05-15)
Electrified 29 January 1908 (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)
10 April 1941 (1941-04-10), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)
at opening
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station
Holstenstraße S2 Hamburg Dammtor
towards Aumühle
Holstenstraße S5 Hamburg Dammtor
towards Stade
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Schlump
towards Barmbek
U3 Feldstraße
Location
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Location in Hamburg
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Location in Schleswig-Holstein
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Location in Germany
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Location in Europe

Sternschanze is a rapid transit station for the trains of Hamburg S-Bahn lines S2 and S5 and Hamburg U-Bahn line U3. The railway station is located in the quarter Sternschanze in the Hamburg borough of Altona, Germany. North of the railway station is a bus stop for the terminating HHA bus route 181.