main line 6 April 1965; 59 years ago (1965-04-06), 15 kV AC system (overhead) 23 September 1983; 41 years ago (1983-09-23), 1200 V DC system (3rd rail)
Previous names
1872-1930 Wilhelmsburg 1930-38 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg Nord 1938 to date Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Wilhelmsburg station is listed as a Bf (Bahnhof) (rail station), a place where trains may start, end or change directions, and that has at least one set of points. The station is managed by DB Station&Service, a subsidiary of German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG.[3]
History
The Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn started its service on the Rollbahn line on December 1, 1872.[4] In 1983 — after 10 years of construction, the first part of Hamburg's southern S-Bahn line from Central Station toward Harburg were completed and opened with the new Wilhelmsburg station.[5]
In connection with Hamburg IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung), the station was substantially renovated, with a new bridge, entrance and platform roof.[6]
Layout
The station is fully accessible for handicapped persons, because the highest step is 5 centimetres (2.0 in).[7] It has exits on both ends of the island platform and a flat roof.[8]
Services
Trains
S3 and S5 line rapid transit trains call at the station. The trains run through central Hamburg and on to the towns of Pinneberg and Stade.[9]
Facilities at the station
There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.[7]
Gallery
Platform of the station, viewed from the pedestrian bridge
^Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2008), Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland, Band (in German), vol. 11: Hamburg, Freiburg: EisenbahnKurier, p. 251, ISBN978-3-88255-392-5