Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway

The Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway (historic name: The King Christian VIII Baltic Railway) is one of the most important main line railways of the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg in Northern Germany. The line runs through the region of Holstein and connects the cities of Hamburg, Elmshorn, Neumünster and Kiel. The 105 km (65 mi) long standard gauge double track electrified railway line is now owned by DB Netz.

Hamburg-Altona–Kiel
Overview
Line number1220
LocaleSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
Service
Route number131
Technical
Line length104.877 km (65.168 mi)
Number of tracks2 throughout
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
  • Altona–Kiel:15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
  • Hamburg–Pinneberg:1200 V DC third rail
Operating speed160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
Route map

 Kiel, old station
(1844–1899)
105.587 00,000
 Kiel Hbf
(since 1 June 1899)
to Flensburg and to Rendsburg
104.100 00,000
 Kiel main goods yard
to Lübeck
103.000 00,000
 Meimersdorf Ost
(siding
101,000 00.000
 Meimersdorf marshaling yard
100.000 00,000
 Meimersdorf
95.311 00,000
 Flintbek
86.631 00,000
 Bordesholm
80.711 00,000
 Einfeld
from Flensburg
75.800 00,000
 Neumünster goods yard
from Heide
from Ascheberg
74.688 00,000
 Neumünster
74.113 00,000
to Bad Oldesloe
and to Henstedt-Ulzburg
 Blockstelle Padenstedt
65.620 00,000
 Arpsdorf
60.510 00,000
 Brokstedt
from Itzehoe
52.228 00,000
 Wrist
47.740 00,000
 Siebenecksknöll
42.377 00,000
 Dauenhof
36.236 00,000
 Horst (Holst)
31.300 00,000
from Barmstedt
31.000 00,000
from Glückstadt
30.697 00,000
 Elmshorn
Elmshorn port railway
from Uetensen
23.173 00,000
 Tornesch
(Keilbahnhof)
21.972 00,000
End of the Uetersen Railway
19,262 00,000
 Prisdorf
15.953 15.792
 Pinneberg
14.233
 Thesdorf
12.028
 Halstenbek
10.780
 Bickbargen crossover
10.500 00,000
Hamburg-Eidelstedt En (siding)
9.481
 Krupunder
9.314 09.314
 SH–Hamburg state border
8.881 00,000
Hamburg-Eidelstedt freight yard
7.234
 Elbgaustraße
6.371
from Henstedt-Ulzburg
to freight bypass
6.100
 Hamburg-Eidelstedt (S)
5.451
4.383
1068 m reduction
4.170
Langenfelde bridge, A 7
4.044
 Hamburg-Stellingen (S)
4.765 00,000
 Hamburg-Langenfelde
(siding)
4.149 00,000
 Hamburg-Langenfelde depot
2.635
 Hamburg-Langenfelde (S)
(flying junction)
1.399
Hamburg-Diebsteich
(Planned long-distance station)
1.299
7.830
S-Bahn line
from Hauptbahnhof
Long-distance line
from Hauptbahnhof
6.249
S-Bahn line
from Hamburg-Blankenese
Altona Harbour Railway
0.710 00,000
 Hamburg-Altona
5.898
 Hamburg-Altona (S-Bahn)
0.000 00,000
 Altona
(old station)
City-S-Bahn
Source: German railway atlas

The railway line opened in 1844 to connect the cities of Altona and Kiel, at the time the two largest cities in the Duchy of Holstein then under Danish rule. It is the oldest railway line in the current state of Schleswig-Holstein, one of the first railways in Germany, and the first to reach the Baltic Sea. When it opened, it was also the first railway in Denmark and its dependencies.

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