Blankenese station

Blankenese is a railway station on the Altona-Blankenese line, part of the Hamburg S-Bahn, located in the suburb of Blankenese in the borough of Altona, Hamburg, Germany.

Blankenese
Hamburg S-Bahn station
General information
Other namesHamburg-Blankenese
LocationErik-Blumenfeld-Platz
Blankenese, Hamburg
Germany
Coordinates53°33′51″N 9°48′51″E
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
Other information
Station code0687
DS100 codeAB
Category4
Fare zoneHVV: B/301
History
Opened19 May 1867 (1867-05-19)
Electrified29 January 1908 (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)
15 July 1940 (1940-07-15), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)
Previous names1867–1930 Blankenese
1930–1938 Altona-Blankenese
since 1938 Hamburg-Blankenese
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station
Iserbrook
towards Wedel
S1 Hochkamp
towards Poppenbüttel or Hamburg Airport
Location
Blankenese
Location in Hamburg
Blankenese
Location in Schleswig-Holstein
Blankenese
Location in Germany
Blankenese
Location in Europe

The station opened in 1867, and is a heritage site. It is a terminus, meaning the trains have to reverse their direction.

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