Alster Valley Railway

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Alster Valley Railway
Overview
Native name	Alstertalbahn
Line number	1241
Service
Route number	101.1
Technical
Line length	5.7 km (3.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,200 V DC third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) (maximum)
Route map Legend Volksdorf Sasel Wohldorf Bergstedt 17.0 Poppenbüttel 15.6 Wellingsbüttel 14.4 Hoheneichen 13.5 Kornweg from Ochsenzoll from Hamburg Airport 11.3 Ohlsdorf to Hauptbahnhof

The Alster Valley Railway (German: Alstertalbahn) is a railway line in Hamburg, which is nearly six-kilometre long. It is entirely double track and is served by line S1 of the Hamburg S-Bahn along its entire length. It leaves the extension of the Hamburg-Altona link line at Ohlsdorf station and runs to Poppenbüttel. The original plans envisaged an extension to Wohldorf or Volksdorf.