Wandsbek Markt (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Wandsbek Markt
Hamburg U-Bahn station

Location	Wandsbeker Marktplatz 22041 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°34′19″N 10°04′04″E / 53.57194°N 10.06778°E / 53.57194; 10.06778Coordinates: 53°34′19″N 10°04′04″E / 53.57194°N 10.06778°E / 53.57194; 10.06778
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)	U1
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HHA: WM^[1]
History
Opened	000000001962-10-28-000028 October 1962^[1]
Location
Wandsbek Markt Location within Hamburg

Wandsbek Markt is a rapid transit station on the Hamburg U-Bahn line U1 and an important interchange station between Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA) trains and buses. The station was opened in October 1961^[1] and is located at Wandsbeker Marktplatz in the center of Wandsbek, Germany. Wandsbek is center of the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek.

History

One of the station's entrances

Roofed bus terminal

With construction starting in 1958, Wandsbek Markt was opened on 000000001962-10-28-000028 October 1962. Until 000000001963-03-03-00003 March 1963 it was a terminus station. The station was substantially renovated from 2000 until 2003, the bus terminal until 2005.

Service

HVV runs one staffed service centre at Wandsbek Markt,^[2] along a number of sales points and ticket machines throughout the station.

Trains

Wandsbek Markt is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures are every 5 minutes.^[1]

Preceding station		Hamburg U-Bahn		Following station
Wandsbeker Chaussee toward Norderstedt Mitte		U1		Straßburger Straße toward Großhansdorf or Ohlstedt

Bus

The central bus terminal (ZOB) is located on Wandsbeker Marktplatz, above the underground station. Among others, eight HHA transit bus lines, two express bus lines and three metro bus lines start at ZOB Wandsbek.^[1] At an average of some 50,000 passengers and 110 buses per hour, Wandsbek Markt is one of the largest bus terminals in Germany.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Wandsbek Markt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
↑ "Service Centres/ Sales Points". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH (HVV). Retrieved 1 November 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to U-Bahnhof Wandsbek Markt.

Line and route network plans at hvv.de (German) (English)

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

U1	Norderstedt Mitte Richtweg Garstedt Ochsenzoll Kiwittsmoor Langenhorn Nord Langenhorn Markt Fuhlsbüttel Nord Fuhlsbüttel Klein Borstel Ohlsdorf Sengelmannstraße Alsterdorf Lattenkamp Hudtwalckerstraße Kellinghusenstraße Klosterstern Hallerstraße Stephansplatz Jungfernstieg Meßberg Steinstraße Hauptbahnhof Süd Lohmühlenstraße Lübecker Straße Wartenau Ritterstraße Wandsbeker Chaussee Wandsbek Markt Straßburger Straße Alter Teichweg Wandsbek-Gartenstadt Trabrennbahn Farmsen Berne Meiendorfer Weg Volksdorf Ohlstedt Branch: Buckhorn Hoisbüttel Ohlstedt Großhansdorf Branch: Buchenkamp Ahrensburg West Ahrensburg Ost Schmalenbeck Kiekut Großhansdorf

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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