Wedel station

Railway station in Wedel, Germany

Altona–Blankenese railway

Platforms1 platform, terminusTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStation code6575DS100 codeAWLCategory5Fare zoneHVV: B/501^[1]Websitewww.bahnhof.deHistoryOpened1 December 1883; 140 years ago (1883-12-01)Electrified20 May 1954; 70 years ago (1954-05-20), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)^[2]Previous names1883-1934 WedelServices

Preceding station	Hamburg S-Bahn			Following station
Terminus		S1		Rissen towards Poppenbüttel or Hamburg Airport

Location
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Wedel station (officially Wedel (Holst), meaning Wedel in Holstein) is a railway station on the Altona-Blankenese line, served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn, located in Wedel, Germany.^[3]

It is a terminus of the line S1.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1883. The station was then served by four steam trains a day, the number increased to 16 by 1904. During World War II, on 3 March 1943,^[4] bombs heavily damaged the station building, which was rebuilt after the war, but demolished in the 1980s for a new car park and bus stop.

Electrification of the railway line was planned since 1948. It was completed in May 1950 to Sülldorf. On 20 May 1954 the electrified track to Wedel was opened.^[4]

Station layout

The station is an at-grade terminus with one platform and two tracks. The station is unstaffed but an SOS and information telephone is available. There are several places to lock a bicycle as well as a Park and ride car park. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons. Also a public toilet and a taxi stand can be found near the station. A shopping arcade is located in the station entrance. There are no lockerboxes.^[5]

Service

Trains of S1 line serve the station. A bus stop is located near the station, which is served by bus lines 189, 289, 389, 489, 589, and night bus lines 601, and 621.

References

^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ Cf. „Streckenelektrifizierungen“, on: Königlich preußische Eisenbahndirection zu Altona, retrieved on 19 January 2018.
^ Name, station code and category: Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008, DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) (in German)
^ ^a ^b Dezember 1883 - Wedel erhält einen Eisenbahnanschluss, Wedel.de, in German
^ DB station information (see external links)