Baumwall station
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| Hamburg U-Bahn station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Baumwall Neustadt, Hamburg Germany | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°32′39″N 09°58′53″E / 53.54417°N 9.98139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Hamburger Hochbahn AG | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | HVV: A/000 and 108[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1912 | ||||||||||
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Baumwall (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʊ̯mˌval] ⓘ) is an elevated metro station located at Baumwall embankment in Hamburg's inner-city. It was opened in 1912 and is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U3.[2] It was renamed Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) on 2 December 2016.[3]
Location[edit]
Baumwall ("tree ridge") is the name of an embankment on the Hamburg Harbour front. The station is located at the exposed headland of Fleet Island, between Herrengrabenfleet, Alsterfleet and Binnenhafen. Administratively, Baumwall belongs to Neustadt; bridges across Alsterfleet and Binnenhafen connect it with the districts Altstadt and HafenCity respectively. Historically, Baumwall was site of a water barrier and part of the Hamburg Wallanlagen.
The station has significance for both commuters and visitors. It is nearest station for the Hanseatic Trade Center and other large office complexes like Gruner + Jahr. For visitors it offers access to the Elbe Philharmonic Hall and the Speicherstadt.
Service[edit]
Baumwall is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U3; departures are every 5 minutes.
Gallery[edit]
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View across Binnenhafen: Baumwall station (far left) and the Hochbahn viaduct across Alsterfleet
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Baumwall auf hamburger-untergrundbahn.de
- ^ "Eine Haltestelle für die Elbphilharmonie". NDR Nachrichten. Norddeutsche Rundfunk. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
Die Station an der gelben Linie U3 existierte nämlich schon, musste am Freitag nur von "Baumwall" in "Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie)" umbenannt werden.
External links[edit]
Media related to U-Bahnhof Baumwall at Wikimedia Commons
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