Farmsen station

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Farmsen U
Hamburg U-Bahn station
Location	August-Krogmann-Strasse 22159 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°36′26″N 10°07′04″E / 53.6072°N 10.1178°E / 53.6072; 10.1178Coordinates: 53°36′26″N 10°07′04″E / 53.6072°N 10.1178°E / 53.6072; 10.1178
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)	U 1
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HHA: FA[1]
Fare zone	HVV: A and B/204, 205, 304, and 305[2]
History
Opened	12 September 1918; 103 years ago (1918-09-12)[1]
Closed	22 May 1919 - 6 September 1920
Electrified	6 September 1920; 101 years ago (1920-09-06)
Services
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station Trabrennbahn towards Norderstedt Mitte U1 Oldenfelde towards Großhansdorf or Ohlstedt

Farmsen is a rapid transit station located in the Hamburg quarter of Farmsen-Berne, Germany. The station was opened in 1918^[1] and is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1.

History[]

The station was constructed from 1912 to 1914 and opened on 12 September 1918 on the line. The village of Farmsen had been an exclave of Hamburg territory, so a stop was planned here. The station was served by steam trains until 20 September 1919 and re-opened after electrification of one track on 6 September 1920 which allowed a train stop every two hours. But only after a second electrified track had been opened on 13 May 1921, more frequent services could be offered. On 20 May 1923 the second track was completed to Volksdorf.^[1]

From 1962 to 1964 a 1,000m long railway repair workshop (Betriebswerkstatt) was built in Farmsen which was needed for the then completed U1 line. At the same time a second platform with two tracks was constructed at Farmsen station along with a new entrance from the west, where a stele by well-known sculptor Horst Janssen was erected. An entrance from the bus stop south of the station was missing until the station was fully renovated in 1996. Also a lift was added then.^[1]

Service[]

Stele by Horst Janssen at the western entrance

Trains[]

Farmsen is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures are every 5 minutes. The travel time to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof takes about 21 minutes.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Hamburg U-Bahn stations

References[]

External links[]

Media related to U-Bahnhof Farmsen at Wikimedia Commons

• Line and route network plans at hvv.de (in German and English)

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