Volksdorf (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Volksdorf
Hamburg U-Bahn station
Location Claus-Ferck-Straße
22359 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates 53°39′02″N 10°09′47″E / 53.65056°N 10.16306°E / 53.65056; 10.16306Coordinates: 53°39′02″N 10°09′47″E / 53.65056°N 10.16306°E / 53.65056; 10.16306
Operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s) U1
Platforms 1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type elevated
Parking Park and Ride (370 slots)[1]
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HHA: VF
History
Opened 12 September 1918[2]
Electrified 1 February 1925
Services
Preceding station   Hamburg U-Bahn   Following station
U1
Buckhorn
toward Ohlstedt
Buchenkamp
Location
Volksdorf U-Bahn station
Volksdorf U-Bahn station (Hamburg)
Volksdorf U-Bahn station
Volksdorf U-Bahn station (Germany)

Volksdorf is a rapid transit station on the Hamburg U-Bahn line U1. Volksdorf is the last station on the U1's main line, and branch-off station for the U1's Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf branches. The station is located in the Hamburg suburb of Volksdorf, Germany. Volksdorf is part of the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek.

History

Exterior of the station hall

At the time the station was openend in 1918, Volksdorf was an exclave of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Back then, Volksdorf station was part of the Walddörferbahn. In February 1925 the station was electrified and integrated into the Hochbahn (U-Bahn) system.

Layout

The elevated station is located on the western side of Claus-Ferck-Straße; the station's main entrance is located at the junction of Claus-Ferck-Straße and Farmsenser Landstraße. The station hall above the entrance consists of one island platform, one side platform and three rail tracks. The concrete beam station hall was built in 1920.[3] Volksdorf station was renovated in 1957 and again between 1997 and 2001. Since 2001 the station is handicap-accessible.

Service

Trains

Volksdorf is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures into the inner-city are every 10 minutes, during rush hour every 5 minutes; departures to both Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf are exactly half as frequent. The travel time to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof takes about 29 minutes.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Park + Ride car parks". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Volksdorf". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Volksdorf (Hamburg U-Bahn station) at Structurae, Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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