Hamburg-Harburg or Harburg () is one of four operational main-line railway stations (Fernbahnhöfe) in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Opened on 1 May 1897, it is situated on the Hannover-Hamburg, Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg and Lower Elbe lines as well as the Harburg S-Bahn line. Train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Metronom with the rapid transit station (named just Harburg) being served by the Hamburg S-Bahn. The station is managed by DB Station&Service.Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008 (pdf), DB Station&Service AG, Köthener Straße 2, 10963 Berlin (2008) Accessed August 8, 2008
History The underground S-Bahn station was opened in 1983.
Layout
The railway tracks and platforms for the main station are at-grade; the S-Bahn tracks from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (lines S3 and S5) converge at the underground station.
Train services In the 2026 timetable, the following services stop at the station:
Long distance service
Line Route Interval Munich – Stuttgart – Frankfurt – Hannover – Hamburg-Harburg – Hamburg Some trains at night Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Kassel – Würzburg – Augsburg – Munich (– Schwarzach-St. Veit) Some trainsWesterland – Niebüll – Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hanover – Kassel – Frankfurt 1 train pair (Lübeck –) Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – – – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich Hourly(Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg – Bremen – Osnabrück –) Münster –Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – München-Pasing – MunichEvery 2 hours – Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Bremen – Osnabrück – Münster – Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Osnabrück – Münster – Gelsenkirchen – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Köln 1–3 train pairs NJ Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Augsburg – München 1 per day (night train) NJ Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel – Zürich 1 per day (night train) NJ Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Hannover – Nürnberg – Linz – Wien 1 per day (night train)
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Regional trains
Line Route Operator KBS Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – – (– – Hannover)Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft 110 Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Meckelfeld – Winsen (Luhe) – Lüneburg 110 Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Buchholz – Tostedt – Rotenburg – Bremen 120 Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Buchholz – Tostedt – Rotenburg – Bremen 120 Hamburg – Hamburg-Harburg – Buxtehude – Stade – Start Unterelbe 121Hamburg-Harburg – Buchholz – Soltau – Hanover (only Sat/Sun)
Rapid transit
Lines S3 and S5, coming from the southwest of the city and Stade, continue via the Hauptbahnhof toward Pinneberg or Elbgaustraße in the northwest.
Buses A bus station served by several bus lines offering connections to places both inside and outside city boundaries is located in front of the railway station.
Facilities Parking spaces for both cars and bikes are available. Several shops are located in the station building. There are personnel at the station for ticket sales, information and also assistance for handicapped persons. Lockers and safes, toilets, and SOS and information telephones are also provided.
See also Hamburger Verkehrsverbund Harburg, Hamburg Rail transport in Germany Railway stations in Germany
References
External links Picture of the Hamburg-Harburg station (in German)