Poppenbüttel station
railway station in Hamburg, Germany
Poppenbüttel (German pronunciation: [ˈpɔpɛnbytɛl]) is a railway station on the Alster Valley line located in Hamburg, Germany. Alongside Hamburg Airport station, the station acts as the eastern terminus of the Hamburg S-Bahn S1 line.
History
On 15 January 1918, Poppenbüttel station opened as the terminus of the Alster Valley line which had begun operating freight services only a year earlier. Plans included the electrification of the line. Due to a shortage of copper after World War I, electrification using overhead wires was only completed in 1924.
In 1940, the overhead wire AC electrification was replaced by third-rail DC electrification which remains the standard system on the Hamburg S-Bahn network today. Freight services were discontinued on 1 August 1993. The unused facilities were demolished shortly after and replaced by the Poppenbüttel S-Bahn maintenance depot.
Between 2011 and 2013, the station and the adjacent bus station underwent extensive refurbishment, including the addition of a step-free access via lifts.
Services
Poppenbüttel is served by the Hamburg S-Bahn S1 line — starting in the town of Wedel to the west of Hamburg and ending in Poppenbüttel or Hamburg Airport.
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