Hallerstraße (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Hallerstraße
Hamburg U-Bahn station
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°34′21″N 9°59′06″E / 53.5725°N 9.9850°ECoordinates: 53°34′21″N 9°59′06″E / 53.5725°N 9.9850°E
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
History
Opened	1929
Previous names	Ostmarkstraße (1938-1945)[1]
Services
Preceding station   Hamburg U-Bahn   Following station Klosterstern toward Norderstedt Mitte Stephansplatz toward Großhansdorf or Ohlstedt

Hallerstraße station is a metro station served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1. It is located in Rotherbaum, Hamburg, and was opened in 1929.^[2]

Location

One of the station's entrances

The station is located at the intersection of Rothenbaumchaussee, one of Hamburg's major thoroughfares, and Hallerstraße, famous for the tennis park complex Am Rothenbaum, venue of the annual German Open Tennis Championships. The street junction itself is also defined by the Rotherbaum Multimedia Centre, a large office complex designed by Norman Foster and completed in 1999.

See also

• List of Hamburg U-Bahn stations

References

1. Gabriele Ferk, „Umbenennung der »Hallerstraße« in »Ostmarkstraße«“, in: Vierhundert Jahre Juden in Hamburg: eine Ausstellung des Museums für Hamburgische Geschichte vom 8. November 1991 bis 29. März 1992, Ulrich Bauche (ed.), Hamburg: Dölling und Galitz, 1991, (=Die Geschichte der Juden in Hamburg; vol. 1), p. 446, ISBN 3-926174-31-5
2. Hallerstraße auf hamburger-untergrundbahn.de

External links

• Hamburg Untergrundbahn
• Pictures of Hallerstraße U-Bahn Station