Ohlstedt station

Not to be confused with Ohlstadt station.

Ohlstedt
General information
Location	Alte Dorfstraße 22397 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°41′41″N 10°08′14″E / 53.69472°N 10.13722°E / 53.69472; 10.13722
System	Hamburg U-Bahn station
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Park and Ride (48 slots)[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	HHA: OT
Fare zone	HVV: B/404 and 504[3]
History
Opened	12 September 1918; 107 years ago (1918-09-12)[2]
Closed	22 May 1919 - 1 February 1925
Electrified	1 February 1925; 100 years ago (1925-02-01)
Previous names	1918-1925 Wohldorf-Ohlstedt
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station Hoisbüttel towards Norderstedt Mitte U1 Terminus
Location Ohlstedt Location in Hamburg Show map of Hamburg Ohlstedt Location in Germany Show map of Germany

Ohlstedt is the terminus station on the Ohlstedt branch of Hamburg U-Bahn line U1. The rapid transit station was opened in 1918 and is located in the Hamburg suburb of Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Germany. Wohldorf-Ohlstedt is part of the Hamburg borough of Wandsbek.

History

At the time the station was opened, Ohlstedt was an enclave of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Back in 1918, Wohldorf-Ohlstedt station was part of the Walddörferbahn. In February 1925 the station was electrified and integrated into the Hochbahn (U-Bahn) system, and named "Ohlstedt" in May 1925.

Layout

The station's building and only entrance is located at Alte Dorfstraße, in the district's center. The single island platform and the two side tracks sit along a rail dam.

Service

Trains

Ohlstedt is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures are every 20 minutes, during rush hour every 10 minutes. The travel time to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is about 36 minutes.^[2]

Gallery

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  Exterior of the station building

See also

• Hamburg portal

• List of Hamburg U-Bahn stations

References

1. "Park + Ride car parks". hvv.de. Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
2. "Ohlstedt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
3. "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

External links

• Line and route network plans by hvv.de (in German and English)
• 100 Jahre Hochbahn by hochbahn.de (in German)