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Hamburg U-Bahn

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Also known as U-Bahn Hamburg

rapid transit system

Key facts

Owner
Hamburger Hochbahn AG , Verkehrsgesellschaft Norderstedt
Locale
Hamburg , Norderstedt , Ahrensburg , Großhansdorf
Transit type
Rapid transit
Daily ridership
664,380 (2017)
Annual ridership
242.5 million (2017)
Website
www.hochbahn.de
Began operation
15 February 1912 ; 114 years ago ( 1912-02-15 )
Operator s
Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Number of vehicles
245 trains , 861 cars
Train length
~120 metres (390 ft)
Headway
5 minutes (rush hour 3 min)
System length
106.4 km (66.1 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ), ( standard gauge )
Electrification
750 V DC Third rail
Top speed
80 km/h (50 mph)

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
rapid transit
Has part
U3
Official name
U-Bahn Hamburg
Country
Germany
Located in
Hamburg
Image
Clp 20060902 DT4 Jungfernstieg.jpg
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Commons category
U-Bahn Hamburg
topic's main category
Category:Hamburg U-Bahn
Commons gallery
Hamburg U-Bahn
patronage
249500000
date of official opening
1912-02-15
inception
1912-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Mönckebergstraße

Meßberg

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hamburg U-Bahn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.