Merkenstraße (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Merkenstraße
Hamburg U-Bahn station

Location	Möllner Landstraße 141 22117 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°32′19″N 10°07′26″E / 53.53861°N 10.12389°E / 53.53861; 10.12389Coordinates: 53°32′19″N 10°07′26″E / 53.53861°N 10.12389°E / 53.53861; 10.12389
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)	U2
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	underground
Other information
Station code	MS
History
Opened	31 May 1970^[1]
Location
Merkenstraße U-Bahn station Merkenstraße U-Bahn station (Hamburg)

Merkenstraße is a through station on the Hamburg U-Bahn line U2. The underground rapid transit station is located in the Hamburg district of Billstedt, Germany. Billstedt is part of the borough of Hamburg-Mitte.

The station was opened in 1970, and − until 1990 − was terminus station of line U3.^[2]

Layout

Merkenstraße is located on Möllner Landstraße. The station has one island platform, with one entrance each on both ends of the platform.

Service

Trains

Merkenstraße U-Bahn station is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U2; departures are every 10 minutes.^[1]

Preceding station		Hamburg U-Bahn		Following station
Billstedt toward Niendorf Nord		U2		Steinfurther Allee toward Mümmelmannsberg

References

1 2 "Merkenstraße". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
↑ "Linienchronik". hochbahnbuch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

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Line and route network plans by hvv.de (German) (English)
100 Jahre Hochbahn by hochbahn.de (German)

Rapid transit and commuter rail in Hamburg

Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) Public transport rail systems and operators in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Systems	Hamburg U-Bahn Hamburg S-Bahn Hamburg A-Bahn Hamburg R-Bahn

Operators	U-Bahn: Hamburger Hochbahn S-Bahn: DB Regio · S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH A-Bahn: AKN Eisenbahn R-Bahn: Erixx · Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser · Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft · Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft · Nord-Ostsee-Bahn

U2	Niendorf Nord Schippelsweg Joachim-Mähl-Straße Niendorf Markt Hagendeel Hagenbecks Tierpark Lutterothstraße Osterstraße Emilienstraße Christuskirche Schlump Messehallen Gänsemarkt (Oper) Jungfernstieg Hauptbahnhof Nord Berliner Tor Burgstraße Hammer Kirche Rauhes Haus Horner Rennbahn Legienstraße Billstedt Merkenstraße Steinfurther Allee Mümmelmannsberg

Long distance railway stations: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof · Hamburg-Altona · Hamburg Dammtor · Hamburg-Harburg List of Hamburg U-Bahn stations · List of Hamburg S-Bahn stations

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