Germany (Hamburg) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 15 December 2019 to 12 December 2020, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information. Map references relate to the 2017 issue of the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland.
Obscure services
Hamburg-Altona avoiding line: Pinneberg (Hamburg-Langenfelde Bbf) – Hamburg Dammtor (Abzw Rainweg)
[103, 130] (119A3) DE19/051
This north to east curve is used by trains between Elmshorn (or north thereof) and Hamburg Dammtor which are not booked to call at Hamburg-Altona. Most trains between Hamburg Hbf and Kiel Hbf or Flensburg use this route. Westerland trains, other than IC ones, and Itzehoe local services mostly start and terminate at Hamburg-Altona. It is intended to close Hamburg-Altona station, replacing it with a new through station to the north, which may open in December 2023. That will result in this curve being replaced by a new line to the south.
Pinneberg (Hamburg-Eidelstedt En) - Hamburg Hbf (via Hamburg-Lokstedt and Hamburg-Rothenburgsort)
[131] (120B1-119C3) DE19/052
This route comprises the Hamburg Ring line from the Elmshorn line around the north and east sides of the city.
D1 | SO | IC1130 | Københavns Lufthavn - 01:35 SuO Fredericia - Hamburg Hbf |
D1: 30 March to 14 September 2019, not 22 and 29 June.
Trains between Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn are diverted this way 25 December 2018 to 2 January 2019.
Hamburg-Wandsbek – Hamburg Hbf (via Horn and Hamburg-Rothenburgsort)
[104] (119D2-119C3) DE19/053
This is an alternative route between Hamburg Hbf and the Lübeck line, using part of the Hamburg Ring line.
D | IC2221 | 16:37 Lübeck Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
D | FSSuO | IC2415 | Fehmarn-Burg - 16:38 Lübeck Hbf - Hamburg-Altona |
D | IC2220 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 12:19 Hamburg Hbf - Lübeck Hbf |
Hamburg-Wandsbek – Hamburg-Harburg (Abzw Oberhafen) (via Horn and Hamburg-Rothenburgsort)
[104] (119D2-119C3) DE19/054
This route, via part of the Hamburg eastern ring line, allows trains to run between the Lübeck and Hamburg-Harburg lines without reversal at Hamburg Hbf. It is common with route DE19/053 between Hamburg-Wandsbek and Hamburg-Rothenburgsort and with route DE19/056 between Hamburg-Rothenburgsort and Abzw Oberhafen.
D | FO | IC2417 | Fehmarn-Burg - 10:19 Lübeck Hbf - Köln Hbf |
D | SSuO | IC2413 | Fehmarn-Burg - 11:03 Lübeck Hbf - Köln Hbf |
D | IC2411 | Fehmarn-Burg - 17:03 Lübeck Hbf - Köln Hbf | |
D | IC2302/2410 | Köln Messe/Deutz - 11:51 Hamburg-Harburg - Fehmarn-Burg | |
D | SO | IC2418 | Köln Hbf - 11:51 Hamburg-Harburg - Fehmarn-Burg |
Hamburg-Bergedorf (Rothenburgsort Rop) - Hamburg Hbf (via Abzw Ericus)
[100, 102] (119C3-119D3) DE19/055
This is an alternative route between Hamburg Hbf and the Büchen line, and is the only one available for trains using platforms on the west side of Hamburg Hbf (numbered 11 and higher). The following trains are scheduled to use this route:
D2 | SuX | ICE1577/1745 | Stralsund Hbf - 07:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hamburg Hbf/Karlsruhe Hbf |
D2 | IC2217 | Züssow/Stralsund Hbf - 09:21 Schwerin - Stuttgart Hbf | |
D | FO | ICE1604/1704 | Nürnberg Hbf/Jena Paradies - 09:50 Berlin-Spandau - Hamburg Hbf |
D2 | ICE1671 | Stralsund Hbf - 11:21 Schwerin Hbf - Karlsruhe Hbf | |
D2 | IC2213 | Ostseebad Binz - 13:39 Schwerin Hbf - Koblenz Hbf/Stuttgart Hbf | |
SuO | IC1909/2409 | Stralsund Hbf - 15:09 Schwerin Hbf - Köln Hbf | |
D2 | ICE1675/1749 | Ostseebad Binz/Stralsund Hbf - 15:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hannover Hbf/Karlsruhe Hbf | |
D2 | ICE1677 | Stralsund Hbf - 17:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hamburg Hbf/Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
D2 | SuO | ICE1679 | Stralsund Hbf - 19:21 Schwerin - Göttingen |
D | ICE1676 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf/Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - 09:43 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf | |
D | SuO | IC2182 | 09:43 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf |
D2 | SX | IC2212 | Koblenz Hbf - 11:18/11:42 Hamburg Hbf - Ostseebad Binz |
D3 | FO | ICE1285 | Hamburg-Altona - 11:41 Hamburg Hbf - München Hbf/Schwarzach St Veit |
D | ICE1672 | Karlsruhe Hbf/Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - 13:43 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf/Ostseebad Binz | |
D | ICE1748 | 13:43 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf/Ostseebad Binz | |
D2 | IC2216 | Offenburg/Stuttgart Hbf - 15:17 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf/Greifswald | |
D2 | ICE1578/1744 | Karlsruhe Hbf/Hannover Hbf - 17:42 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf/Greifswald | |
D | SuO | ICE1596 | Karlsruhe Hbf/Hamburg-Altona - 19:42/19:43 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf |
FO | IC2404 | Köln Hbf - 19:43 Hamburg Hbf - Stralsund Hbf | |
FSSuX | IC2188 | Hamburg-Altona - 19:44 Hamburg Hbf - Rostock Hbf | |
ICE905 | Hamburg-Altona - 21:51 Hamburg Hbf - Berlin Südkreuz |
D2: Not via this route 11 June to 28 July 2019.
D3: 14 June to 13 December 2019
This route is also normally used by RE trains:
From Hamburg-Bergedorf: Mon-Fri 10:37, 12:29, 20:29; Sat 08:29, 10:37, 12:29, 16:26, 19:37, 20:29; Sun 08:32, 12:29, 16:42, 18:37, 20:29
From Hamburg Hbf: Mon-Fri 07:22; Sat 11:21, 13:20, 17:21, 19:21; Sun 09:18, 11:18, 13:18, 17:18, 21:17; Daily 00:30, 22:54.
Hamburg-Harburg (Abzw Oberhafen) – Hamburg-Bergedorf (Rothenburgsort)
[100, 120] (119C3-119D3) DE19/056
This line is used by trains between the Hamburg-Harburg and Büchen lines, if not calling at Hamburg Hbf. Most trains are scheduled to run via Hamburg-Rothenburgsort Ro, so joining or leaving the main line to Büchen at Hamburg-Rothenburgsort Tk (Tiefstack). Some do not have a timing point at Hamburg-Rothenburgsort Ro, so may join or leave the main line further west, via line 1291, at Hamburg-Rothenburgsort Rop. These are indicated by note 'R'.
D | SO | IC2405 | Stralsund Hbf – 13:57 Schwerin Hbf – Köln Hbf |
D R | SO | IC2408 | Köln Hbf – 12:57/12:58 Hamburg-Harburg – Ostseebad Binz |
The following trains are diverted via this route, omitting the normal call at Hamburg Hbf, between 11 June and 28 July 2019.
D | SuX | ICE1745 | Stralsund Hbf - 07:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hannover Hbf |
D | IC2217 | Züssow/Stralsund Hbf - 09:22 Schwerin Hbf - Stuttgart Hbf | |
D R | ICE1671 | Stralsund Hbf - 11:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hannover Hbf | |
D | IC2213 | Ostseebad Binz - 13:39 Schwerin - Stuttgart Hbf | |
D | ICE1749 | Ostseebad Binz - 15:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hannover Hbf | |
D | ICE1677 | Stralsund Hbf - 17:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hannover Hbf | |
D | SuO | ICE1679 | Stralsund Hbf - 19:21 Schwerin Hbf - Hannover Hbf |
D R | IC2212 | Koblenz Hbf - 11:04 Hamburg-Harburg - Ostseebad Binz | |
D R | IC2216 | Offenburg/Stuttgart Hbf - 15:03 Hamburg-Harburg - Greifswald | |
D | ICE1744 | Hannover Hbf - 17:27 Hamburg-Harburg – Stralsund Hbf/Greifswald |
Hamburg Hbf – Hamburg-Harburg (Abzw Oberhafen/Abzw Norderelbbrücke) (via goods line)
[110, 120, 121] (119C3-120D4) DE19/057
Between Hamburg Hbf and Hamburg-Harburg there are, in addition to the S-Bahn tracks, two pairs of tracks - one designated Pz-Gl (passenger line) and the other Gz-Gl (goods line), the latter being located between the S-Bahn tracks and the Pz-Gl.
All four tracks are used for passenger trains as operating convenience requires. They share common alignment south of Abzw Oberhafen (where the goods line from Rothenburgsort joins), but north-west of there, the Pz-Gl are at higher level, whereas the Gz-Gl follow a slightly different alignment at ground level via Abzw Ericus. A single-track connection from Abzw Ericus passes under the Pz-Gl and joins the southbound Pz-Gl at Abzw Norderelbbrücke.
The Gz-Gl are used, as required, by passenger trains to avoid conflicting moves at Hamburg Hbf. The connection to Abzw Norderelbbrücke, in particular, enables trains from platforms 8, 11 & 12 at Hamburg Hbf to reach the southbound Pz-Gl without crossing the northbound track on the level.
Route indicators associated with signals at the south end of Hamburg Hbf show the line to be used. 'P' indicates use of the Pz-Gl and 'H' the Gz-Gl.
Hamburg Hbf (Abzw Wilhelmsburg) – Hamburg-Harburg (via harbour line)
[121] (120D3-120D4) DE19/058
South of Abzw Wilhelmsburg an additional pair of tracks, designated Hafen-Gl (harbour line), run broadly parallel to the main line on the approach to Hamburg-Harburg. They are normally used by those Cuxhaven line trains running through to or from Hamburg Hbf.