Wilhelmsburg station is a rapid transit station on the Harburg S-Bahn line and is served by trains on the Hamburg S-Bahn network. The railway station is located in the quarter Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany.
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]
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]
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]
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]
There are no lockers and the station is unstaffed, but there are SOS and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets and a small shop.[7]