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Wandsbek Markt station

Coordinates: 53°34′19″N 10°04′04″E / 53.57194°N 10.06778°E / 53.57194; 10.06778
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Wandsbek Markt
Hamburg U-Bahn station
General information
LocationWandsbeker Marktplatz
22041 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates53°34′19″N 10°04′04″E / 53.57194°N 10.06778°E / 53.57194; 10.06778
Operated byHamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)U1
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeHHA: WM[1]
Fare zoneHVV: A/105 and 205[2]
History
Opened28 October 1962[1]
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Wandsbeker Chaussee U1 Straßburger Straße
Location
Wandsbek Markt is located in Hamburg
Wandsbek Markt
Wandsbek Markt
Location within Hamburg
Wandsbek Markt is located in Germany
Wandsbek Markt
Wandsbek Markt
Wandsbek Markt (Germany)

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

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One of the station's entrances
Roofed bus terminal

With construction starting in 1958, Wandsbek Markt was opened on 28 October 1962. Until 3 March 1963, it was a terminus station. The station was substantially renovated from 2000 until 2003, the bus terminal until 2005.

Service

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HVV runs one staffed service centre at Wandsbek Markt,[3] along a number of sales points and ticket machines throughout the station.

Trains

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

Bus

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Wandsbek Markt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Service Centres/ Sales Points". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH (HVV). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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