🇩🇪 Hamburg-Altona

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Koordinaten	53,552696, 9,935174
Zeitzone	Europe/Berlin
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UIC-Code	8001093

Über Hamburg-Altona

Hamburg-Altona is the western Kopfbahnhof of Hamburg's intercity Schienennetz, serving the lively Altona district and acting as the starting point for numerous long-distance IC and ICE-Dienste heading to Köln, München, and along the Nordseeküste. The station is ein wichtiger Knotenpunkt on the Hamburg S-Bahn-Netz and sees heavy commuter traffic from the western suburbs of Hamburg and the benachbart state of Schleswig-Holstein. Plans for a new replacement station further inland have been under discussion for many years, reflecting the site's long-term strategic importance to Hamburg's Schienennetz.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

S-Bahn-Linien S1, S2, and S3 run from Altona to Hamburg Hbf in etwa 10 Minuten and to Jungfernstieg in etwa acht Minuten. The station is also served by städtische Busse and a ferry to the Landungsbrücken area.

Several ICE and IC-Dienste on the Hamburg-Köln, Hamburg-München, and Hamburg-Frankfurt routes terminate at Hamburg Altona after also calling at Hamburg Hbf. If you are staying in the western part of Hamburg, boarding at Altona can save time.

Schließfächer and a Gepäckaufbewahrung counter sind verfügbar at Hamburg Altona. The station underwent significant redevelopment in recent years and the facilities are well maintained.

Altona is one of Hamburg's most fashionable and diverse districts, known for its independent Restaurants, the Fischmarkt fish market, and the Schanzenviertel neighbourhood in der Nähe. The Altonaer Balkon viewpoint offering views over the Elbe is also within Gehweite.

The Hamburg cruise terminals at HafenCity and Steinwerder are best reached from Altona by taking the S-Bahn to Landungsbrücken and verbindend to harbour ferries. Taxis from Altona station direkt to der Terminals take etwa 15 Minuten.