U1 (Hamburg U-Bahn)

Overview

Line U1 is the longest line of the Hamburg U-Bahn. It is 55.4 kilometres long and serves 47 stations. The line runs from Norderstedt Mitte via the city centre (Jungfernstieg and Hauptbahnhof Süd) to Volksdorf, where it divides into two branches to Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf. The first section between Kellinghusenstraße and Ohlsdorf was opened on 1 December 1914; in the following decades the line was gradually expanded, most recently extended to Norderstedt Mitte in 1996.

Operator

The operator is the Hamburger Hochbahn AG.

History

The first section of the U1 was put into electrical operation on 1 December 1914 between Kellinghusenstraße and Ohlsdorf. Via the Walddörferbahn the trains reached Großhansdorf in 1921; since 1925 the line has also run to Ohlstedt; in Volksdorf the U1 divides into these two branches to this day. Between 1960 and 1963 the line was completed through the city centre as far as Wandsbek-Gartenstadt. The Langenhorner Bahn was extended to Garstedt in 1969 and to Norderstedt Mitte on 28 September 1996.

Stations

Stations in operating direction (from Norderstedt Mitte to Großhansdorf/Ohlstedt). At Volksdorf the line splits into the two branches to Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf:

Main line Norderstedt Mitte – Volksdorf:

• Norderstedt Mitte
• Richtweg
• Garstedt
• Ochsenzoll
• Kiwittsmoor
• Langenhorn Nord
• Langenhorn Markt
• Fuhlsbüttel Nord
• Fuhlsbüttel
• Klein Borstel
• Ohlsdorf
• Sengelmannstraße
• Alsterdorf
• Lattenkamp
• Hudtwalckerstraße
• Kellinghusenstraße
• Klosterstern
• Hallerstraße
• Stephansplatz
• Jungfernstieg
• Meßberg
• Steinstraße
• Hauptbahnhof Süd
• Lohmühlenstraße
• Lübecker Straße
• Wartenau
• Ritterstraße
• Wandsbeker Chaussee
• Wandsbek Markt
• Straßburger Straße
• Alter Teichweg
• Wandsbek-Gartenstadt
• Trabrennbahn
• Farmsen
• Oldenfelde
• Berne
• Meiendorfer Weg
• Volksdorf

Branch to Ohlstedt:

• Buckhorn
• Hoisbüttel
• Ohlstedt

Branch to Großhansdorf:

• Buchenkamp
• Ahrensburg West
• Ahrensburg Ost
• Schmalenbeck
• Kiekut
• Großhansdorf

Special features

At 55.383 kilometres, the U1 is by far the longest line of the Hamburg U-Bahn network. At the junction of Volksdorf it branches into two arms to Ohlstedt and Großhansdorf, which outside peak hours are served only every 20 minutes. The section Norderstedt Mitte–Garstedt lies outside Hamburg and is operated by the Verkehrsgesellschaft Norderstedt.