Hamburg S-Bahn

S-Bahn Hamburg
S-Bahn-Station "Hamburg Airport (Flughafen)"
Overview
LocaleHamburg
Transit typeS-trains, Commuter rail
Number of lines4[1][2] (S Bahn Lines)
Number of stations68[1][2] (11 underground & 4 national railway stations)
Annual ridership227,000,000 (2016)[3]
WebsiteS-Bahn Hamburg
Operation
Began operation1907[4]
Operator(s)S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
Technical
System length147 km (91 mi)[1][2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,200 V DC third rail, 15 kV  16+23 Hz AC overhead lines for the extension to Stade
System map

Hamburg S-Bahn network

The Hamburg S-Bahn is a rapid transit railway system in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together, the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area. The network has operated since 1907[4] as a commuter rail system, under the direction of the state railway, and is a member of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV; Hamburg Transport Association). There are four lines, serving 68 stations, on 147 kilometres (91 mi) of route.[1][2] On an average working day the S-Bahn transports about 590,000 passengers; in 2010 about 221 million people used the S-Bahn.[5]

The S-Bahn is the only railway in Germany that uses both 1,200 V DC supplied by a third rail and 15 kV  16+23 Hz AC supplied by overhead lines. Most[vague] of the tracks are separated from other rail services. The S-Bahn is operated by S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH, a subsidiary of DB Regio.

Similarly to Berlin but unlike Hanover, the S-Bahn is an important part of public transport within the city due to its dense schedule and good coverage of the metropolitan region. Unlike both Berlin and Hanover, the S-Bahn is of little importance for regional traffic since the network lies mostly within the city, though in 2007 the southwestern S3 line was extended about 32 km (20 mi) into the state of Lower Saxony (the Neugraben - Stade portion, which included seven new stations).

  1. ^ a b c d "S-Bahn-Streckennetzplan" [S-Bahn Route Network Plan] (in German). HVV - DB Bahn. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten" [Numbers, Data, Facts] (in German). HVV - DB Bahn. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  3. ^ "Steigende Fahrgastzahlen bei Hamburger S-Bahn". NDR. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  4. ^ a b "Historie - Wie alles begann" [History - Where It All Began] (in German). HVV - DB Bahn. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  5. ^ "Fazit 2010: S-Bahn kommt pünktlicher ans Ziel". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-01-06.