Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In 2008, the port of Hamburg was the second-largest port in Europe. Hamburg is connected to four motorways and in Hamburg proper are two airports. The Hamburg traffic group Hamburger Verkehrsverbund was the first organisation of its kind in the world and in 2008, was in charge for the public transport management in three German states. In 2007 ...
The Port of Hamburg (German: Hamburger Hafen, pronounced [ˈhambʊʁɡɐ ˈhaːfn̩] ⓘ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, 110 kilometres (68 mi) from its mouth on the North Sea. Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" (Tor zur Welt), [4] it is the country's largest seaport by volume. [5]
Location in Europe Show map of Europe Eidelstedt railway station is on the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line and is served by the city trains and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc. , located in Hamburg , Germany [ 2 ]
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (abbrev.Hamburg Hbf), or Hamburg Central Railway Station in English, is the main railway station of the city of Hamburg, Germany.Opened in 1906 to replace four separate terminal stations, today Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service AG.
The volume of traffic in Germany, especially goods transportation, is at a very high level due to its central location in Europe. In the past few decades, much of the freight traffic shifted from rail to road, which led the Federal Government to introduce a motor toll for trucks in 2005. Individual road usage increased resulting in a relatively ...
Baumwall (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʊ̯mˌval] ⓘ) is an elevated metro station located at Baumwall embankment in Hamburg's inner-city. It was opened in 1912 and is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U3. [2] It was renamed Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) on 2 December 2016. [3]
The Hamburg U-Bahn uses standard gauge electric multiple units that run on third rail with 750 volts DC. The current fleet mostly consists of trains that had been developed from the 1950s to 1980s. In 2012, newly developed trains were introduced. A typical Hamburg U-Bahn train is made up of six (U3 line), eight or nine cars (all other lines).
The station was opened on 23 September 1983 to connect Harburg and other districts South of the Elbe River − home of more than half a million people − with Hamburg's inner city. [4] Since then, and also thanks to the station, Hammerbrook developed into a commercial district : the "City Süd".