Stellingen is a railway station on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line, northern

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, served by the

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. The station is located in the

borough of

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, west of Hamburg Inner City, and a little east to Imtech Arena (

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). In direct neighborhood to the station, motorway A7 crosses above the elevated railway tracks.

Station layout

The elevated station has one

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with 2 tracks and one exit. The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons; there is a lift and a special floor layout for blind persons.DB station information (see: External links) A small shop in the station sells

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and newspapers. There are no lockers. No personnel is present at the station but there are SOS and information telephones,

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s and 25 parking spaces. In front of the station is a

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Station services

Rail

The

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trains of the lines S3 and S5 of the

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call at the station.Network plan HVV The direction of the trains on track 1 is northbound towards

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(S3) and Elbgaustraße (S5). On track 2 the trains run southbound in the direction

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(S5) and

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(S3).

Bus

Two bus routes call at a bus stop located in the station forecourt in the east.

Gallery

Hh-stellingen-bhf.jpg, Station's exterior RK 1009 9839 A7 Volkspark.jpg, Aerial view from the South:

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crosses the rail tracks at Stellingen station (top);

Altona Volkspark Altona Volkspark is a large urban park in the Hamburg district of Bahrenfeld, in the borough of Altona. Ahead of Hamburg Stadtpark, it is the largest park in Hamburg. Altona Volkspark is located some 3 km off the inner city. The largest parks ...

, Imtech Arena and O₂ World to the left (not on photo)

References

External links

DB station information

Network plan HVV
{{Hamburg rail, lineS3=yes, lineS5=yes Hamburg S-Bahn stations in Hamburg Buildings and structures in Eimsbüttel Railway stations in Germany opened in 1903