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Norderstedt Mitte (Hamburg U-Bahn station)
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Norderstedt Mitte is a railway station in Norderstedt
, Germany
. It is a terminus for the rapid transit
trains of the line U1 of the Hamburg U-Bahn
and connects the underground railway with the commuter trains of the AKN railway company
line A2.
with the bay platform
for changing to the commuter trains of the A2. The platform is partly underground and partly open sub level. There are stairs and escalator
s to the bus station
, and, with a lift and special floor design the station is fully accessible for handicapped people in a wheelchair or blind persons. There is no station personal but ticket machine
s, CCTV, and an emergency call and information telephone.
on Friday and Saturday nights every 20 minutes.
The A2 commuter trains run on weekdays every 20 minutes, 10 minutes at rush hours, evening and night service is every 40 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from 21:00 to 01:00, Saturdays from 17:00 to 01:00. Sundays there is a 40 minutes service all day from 06:00 to 01:00.
Norderstedt
Norderstedt is a city in Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region , the fifth largest city in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, belonging to the district Segeberg.- History :Norderstedt was created by the merger of four towns on 1 January 1970: the towns of Friedrichsgabe and...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is a terminus for the rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
trains of the line U1 of the Hamburg U-Bahn
Hamburg U-Bahn
The Hamburg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system serving the cities of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg in Germany. Although technically an underground, most of the system's track length is above ground. The network is interconnected with the city's S-Bahn system, which also has underground...
and connects the underground railway with the commuter trains of the AKN railway company
AKN Eisenbahn
AKN Eisenbahn AG is a railway company operating commuter and freight trains in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. The company headquarters is located in Kaltenkirchen...
line A2.
Station layout
The terminus of the U1 is an island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with the bay platform
Bay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
for changing to the commuter trains of the A2. The platform is partly underground and partly open sub level. There are stairs and escalator
Escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
s to the bus station
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
, and, with a lift and special floor design the station is fully accessible for handicapped people in a wheelchair or blind persons. There is no station personal but ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s, CCTV, and an emergency call and information telephone.
Services
The U1 underground trains run every 10 minutes, 5 minutes at rush hours, night service is every 20 minutes from 23:00 to midnight, arriving trains until 01:15. There is an all night serviceNight service
In general, a night service is any service that operates at night, such as a night-time public transport service or a 24-hour telephone support service....
on Friday and Saturday nights every 20 minutes.
The A2 commuter trains run on weekdays every 20 minutes, 10 minutes at rush hours, evening and night service is every 40 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from 21:00 to 01:00, Saturdays from 17:00 to 01:00. Sundays there is a 40 minutes service all day from 06:00 to 01:00.
See also
- Hamburger VerkehrsverbundHamburger VerkehrsverbundThe Hamburger Verkehrsverbund is a company coordinating the public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide the user with a unified fare system, requiring only a single ticket for journeys with transfers between different operating companies, and to further...
Public transport association in Hamburg - Hamburger HochbahnHamburger HochbahnHamburger Hochbahn AG or HHA is a company operating the underground system and large parts of the bus system in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1911 it is headquartered in Hamburg.-History:...
Operator of the Hamburg U-Bahn
External links
- Network plan HVV (pdf) 560 KiB