The Altona–Blankenese railway is a railway line to the west of Hamburg. It starts at the Altona station and runs through Othmarschen to Blankenese station . This section of line was opened in 1867. 16 years later the line was extended to Wedel . It is now used by lines S1 and S11 of the Hamburg S-Bahn and was part of the first electrified suburban railway in Germany.
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Altona-Blankenese railway Line number 1224, 1226 Locale Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein , GermanyRoute number 101.1, 101.11 Line length 18.0 km (11.2 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge Electrification 1200 V DC
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City S-Bahn from Landungsbrücken
5.898
Altona
6.083
City S-Bahn to Diebsteich
Link line to Holstenstraße
1.827
Ottensen
since 31 May 2023
2.525
freight line to Eidelstedt
Gas works
Ottensen Industrial Railway
Margarine factory
2.803
Bahrenfeld
since 19 May 1867
3,698
4.545
Othmarschen
since 1 August 1882
6.126
Klein Flottbek
since 19 May 1867
7.585
Hochkamp
since 1897 (?)
9.827 9.283
Start of junction with Wedel railway (single track)
9.677 9.433
Blankenese
since 19 May 1867
9.713
Reversing facility
to Blankenese–Marienhöhe Trackless Railway Blankenese–Marienhöhe
11.328 0,000
Iserbrook
since 31 October 1950
18 m reduction
12.554 0,000
Sülldorf
since 1 December 1883
12.698 0,000
Sülldorfer Kirchenweg
13.375 0,000
Sieversstücken
14.895 0,000
2 tracks from here
15.287 0,000
Rissen
since 1 December 1883
16.575 0,000
17.589 0,000
Ölweiche 1 track from here
18.390 0,000
Autal
18.888 0,000
Wedel
since 1 December 1883
Source: German railway atlas[1]
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Class 474 train at the entrance to Blankenese station