Harburg Rathaus station

Hamburg-Harburg Rathaus station is a station of the Hamburg S-Bahn on the Harburg S-Bahn in the suburb Harburg in the German city of Hamburg and is capable of serving as a bunker.

Harburg Rathaus
S
Hamburg S-Bahn station
LocationHarburger Ring 20[1]
21079, Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg
Germany
Coordinates53°27′38″N 9°58′52″E
Operated byS-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
Line(s)Harburg S-Bahn
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code2556[2]
DS100 codeAHRF[3]
IBNR8004267
Category3[2]
Fare zoneHVV: B/308[4]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened23 September 1983 (1983-09-23)
Electrifiedat opening
Services
Preceding station   Hamburg S-Bahn   Following station
toward Pinneberg
S 3
toward Stade
toward Altona
S 31
toward Neugraben
Location
Harburg Rathaus
Location in Hamburg
Harburg Rathaus
Location in Schleswig-Holstein
Harburg Rathaus
Location in Germany
Harburg Rathaus
Location in Europe

Function as an S-Bahn station
Harburg Rathaus intermediate level

Opened on 23 September 1983, the underground station is located under the Harburger Ring and is about 200 m long. It has three platform tracks and a reversing track for turning trains. Also located within the underground station facilities is the Hrf (Harburg-Rathaus) interlocking. The station is used by S3 and S31 services. Line S31 ends there in and between the peaks; in the evenings it is served only by line S3.

During the construction period two structures were built that could be extended as connections to a future branch line towards the southwest. One of them is located east of the station in the tunnel, the other is at the tunnel mouth towards Heimfeld.

After the lifts were replaced in 2006, the station was restored again in 2008 to increase protection from fire. As in many other underground S-Bahn stations in Hamburg, ceiling panels were removed to give more space for smoke to rise into in case of fire. As at other stations, the passage height in stairways was reduced to two metres around the fire exits to keep out smoke and to prevent smoke reaching the stairs and other parts of the station.

Function as a civil defence structure

The platform area of the S-Bahn station is also the city's largest fallout shelter. In an emergency, 5,000 people can survive there for two weeks. In adjacent rooms located on several floors there are rooms for serving the shelter, including extensive sanitation facilities and a large kitchen. In addition to the three platforms there is also an area for parking three long trains, which can be used for accommodating the civilian population. In total, 2,300 m2 are available. Since the end of the Cold War the bunker can only be made operational with a lead time of six months.[5][6]

S-Bahn services

The following services operate through the station.

LineRoute
S 3Pinneberg – Thesdorf – Halstenbek – Krupunder – Elbgaustraße – Eidelstedt – Stellingen – Langenfelde – Diebsteich – Altona – Königstraße – Reeperbahn – Landungsbrücken – Stadthausbrücke – Jungfernstieg – Hauptbahnhof – Hammerbrook (City Süd) – Veddel (BallinStadt) – Wilhelmsburg – Harburg – Harburg Rathaus – Heimfeld – Neuwiedenthal – Neugraben – Fischbek – Neu Wulmstorf – Buxtehude – Neukloster – Horneburg – Dollern – Agathenburg – Stade
S 31Altona – Holstenstraße – Sternschanze – Dammtor – Hauptbahnhof – Hammerbrook (City Süd) – Veddel (BallinStadt) – Wilhelmsburg – Harburg – Harburg Rathaus – Heimfeld – Neuwiedenthal – Neugraben – Berliner Tor

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Harburg Rathaus". bahnhof.de (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Stationspreisliste 2020" [Station price list 2020] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  4. "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. "Trauerspiel hinter dicken Stahltüren". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. "Harburgs versteckter Schutzbunker". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2014.

Sources
  • Ulrich Alexis Christiansen (2008). Hamburgs dunkle Welten. Der geheimnisvolle Untergrund der Hansestadt (in German). Berlin: Ch.Links Verlag. ISBN 3-8615-3473-8.
  • Rainer B. Jogschies (1985). Wo, bitte, geht‘s zu meinem Bunker? Von einem, der auszog, sich vor dem Atomtod zu schützen (in German). Hamburg: Ernst-Kabel-Verlag. ISBN 3-921909-04-X. (Lizenzausgabe. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1988, ISBN 3-548-34443-7 (Ullstein Nr. 34443 Ullstein-Sachbuch); New edition, expanded and updated. Nachttischbuch-Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-937550-19-0 (Reihe: Reprints 2).

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