Blankenese is a railway station on the Altona-Blankenese line, part of the Hamburg S-Bahn, located in the suburb of Blankenese in the borough of Altona, Hamburg, Germany.

Blankenese
Hamburg S-Bahn station
General information
Other namesHamburg-Blankenese
LocationErik-Blumenfeld-Platz
Blankenese, Hamburg
Germany
Coordinates53°33′51″N 9°48′51″E / 53.56417°N 9.81417°E / 53.56417; 9.81417
Line(s)S1
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
Other information
Station code0687
DS100 codeAB
Category4
Fare zoneHVV: B/301[1]
History
Opened19 May 1867; 156 years ago (1867-05-19)
Electrified29 January 1908; 116 years ago (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)[2]
15 July 1940; 83 years ago (1940-07-15), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)[2]
Previous names1867–1930 Blankenese
1930–1938 Altona-Blankenese
since 1938 Hamburg-Blankenese
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station
Iserbrook
towards Wedel
S1 Hochkamp
Map
Location
Blankenese is located in Hamburg
Blankenese
Blankenese
Location in Hamburg
Blankenese is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Blankenese
Blankenese
Location in Schleswig-Holstein
Blankenese is located in Germany
Blankenese
Blankenese
Location in Germany
Blankenese is located in Europe
Blankenese
Blankenese
Location in Europe

The station opened in 1867, and is a heritage site.[3][4] It is a terminus, meaning the trains have to reverse their direction.

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References edit

  • Name, station code and category: Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008, DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) (in German)
  1. ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cf. „Streckenelektrifizierungen“, on: Königlich preußische Eisenbahndirection zu Altona, retrieved on 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Bahnhof unter Denkmalschutz – Der Blankeneser Bahnhof ist als "bedeutendes Zeugnis der Verkehrs- und Ortsgeschichte Altonas und Blankeneses" unter Denkmalschutz gestellt worden". Hamburger Abendblatt. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  4. ^ "S-Bahnhof Blankenese". Blankenese Bahnhofsplatz. Prelios Asset Management Deutschland GmbH and ING Real Estate Germany GmbH. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

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