Berlin–Hamburg Railway

The Berlin–Hamburg Railway (German: Berlin-Hamburger Bahn) is a roughly 286 km (178 mi) long railway line for passenger, long-distance and goods trains. It was the first high-speed line upgraded in Germany to be capable of handling train speeds of over 200 km/h (120 mph) (up to 230 km/h).

Berlin–Hamburg railway
Overview
Native nameBerlin-Hamburger Bahn
Line number6100
LocaleBerlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, Germany
Service
Route number
  • Hamburg–Hagenow: 100
  • Hamburg–Büchen: 102
  • Hagenow–Ludwigslust: 172
  • Ludwigslust–Berlin: 204
  • Nauen–Berlin: 209.10, 209.14
  • Berlin S-Bahn: 200.75, 200.9
  • Hamburg S-Bahn: 101.2, 101.21
Technical
Line length284.1 km (176.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification
  • 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC catenary (long-distance)
  • 750 V DC third rail (Berlin S-Bahn)
  • 1,200 V DC third rail (Hamburg S-Bahn)
Operating speed230 km/h (140 mph)
Route map

from Berlin Südkreuz
Berlin Hbf (low level)
0.2
Berlin Hamburger Bf
Berlin Hamburger and Lehrter Bf
from and to Gesundbrunnen
(flying junction)
From Berlin Gesundbrunnen
2.9
Berlin-Moabit
Berlin Beusselstraße
5.7
Berlin Jungfernheide
to Gartenfeld and Westkreuz
from Berlin-Charlottenburg junction
7.7
Berlin-Siemensstadt-Fürstenbrunn
8.6
Berlin Wiesendamm junction
10.6
Berlin-Ruhleben freight yard
Connection from Berlin Stadtbahn
from Westkreuz
11.7
Berlin-Stresow
12.5
Berlin-Spandau
to Hanover
17.2
Albrechtshof
18.2
Seegefeld
20.4
Falkensee
23.2
Finkenkrug
24.6
Finkenkrug (Afi) branch
to the BAR
Falkenhagener Kreuz, BAR
from the Berlin Outer Ring (BAR)
26.7
Brieselang
from Bredow
35.5
Nauen
to Kremmen
42.2
Bergerdamm
49.0
Paulinenaue
to Neuruppin
57.2
Vietznitz)
61.7
Friesack (Mark)
from Neuruppin and Brandenburg
75.4
Neustadt (Dosse)
to Meyenburg
83.5
Bk Zernitz
former station
89.0
Stüdenitz
92.1
Breddin
102.0
Glöwen
to Havelberg (750 mm)
113.0
Bad Wilsnack
120.1
Kuhblank
ex Bf
from Stendal
125.2
Wittenberge Süd
126.8
Wittenberge
to Wittstock
128.5
Wittenberge Nord
to Lüneburg
135.9
Dergenthin
144.5
Karstädt
155.0
Klein Warnow
Brandenburg/M-V state border
163.4
Grabow (Meckl)
from Parchim and Dömitz
170.9
Ludwigslust
to Wismar
180.8
Jasnitz
184.9
Strohkirchen
from Schwerin
192.0
Hagenow Land
to Hagenow
202.8
Pritzier
211.7
Brahlstorf
to Neuhaus (Elbe)
218.4
Kuhlenfeld
225.1
Boizenburg (Elbe)
to Boizenburg Hafen
232.7
Schwanheide
M-V/S-H state border
Elbe-Lübeck Canal
from Lauenburg
238.9
Büchen
240.0
Büchen Bbf
to Lübeck
244.2
Müssen
249.4
Schwarzenbek
to Bad Oldesloe
259.7
Friedrichsruh
260.9
Aumühle crossover
261.4
Aumühle long-distance
Aumühle
(start of the S-Bahn line)
264.3
Wohltorf
266.5
Reinbek
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg state border
270.0
Hamburg-Bergedorf
to Bergedorf-Geesthacht railway
271.8
Hamburg-Bergedorf goods station (Gbf)
Nettelnburg
Allermöhe (S)
273.7
Hamburg-Allermöhe branch
Mittlerer Landweg
Hamburg-Billwerder Ubf
Hamburg-Billwerder crossover
Hamburg-Billwerder
278.3
HH Billwerder-Moorfleet branch
Billwerder-Moorfleet
280.6
Hamburg-Rothenburgsort branch
Hamburg-Tiefstack
Freight bypass from Eidelstedt
Freight bypass to Harburg
282.1
HH-Rothenburgsort Rop branch
Rothenburgsort (S)
to HH-Ericus branch
284.7
Hamburg Anckelmannsplatz crossover
Berliner Tor
line from Lübeck
S-Bahn from Poppenbüttel/
Hamburg Airport
S-Bahn from Harburg/Stade
former Berliner station
from Hanover, Bremen and Cuxhaven
286.7
Hamburg Hbf
0.000
Stadtbahn/Link Line transition
City-S-Bahn to Hamburg-Altona
Link Line to Hamburg-Altona station
Source: German railway atlas

The line was built by the Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company, work starting on 6 May 1844, and was taken into service on 15 December 1846. It was then the longest trunk route in the German states, and ran from Berlin's Hamburg station (from October 1884 from Lehrte station), via Spandau, Neustadt (Dosse), Wittenberge, Ludwigslust, Büchen and along the already existing 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi) route of the Hamburg-Bergedorf Railway to the Berlin station in Hamburg.

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