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{{short description|Railway line in southern Hamburg, Germany}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name            = Harburg S-Bahn
| linenumber      = 1271
| routenumber     = 101.3, 101.31
| linelength      = {{Convert|22.732|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* AC: {{Convert|22.262|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* DC: {{Convert|0.470|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| electrification = *[[15 kV AC railway electrification|15 kV/16.7 Hz]] AC overhead catenary
* 1,200 V [[Direct Current|DC]] [[third rail]]
| gauge           = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| speed_km/h      = 100
| image           = Harburg Rathaus Hamburg S-Bahn station platform level.jpg
| caption         = Platforms of the Harburg Rathaus station in 2009
| locale          = [[Hamburg]], Germany
| map_state       =
| map             =
{{Routemap|inline=1 |title =no |footnote=Source: German railway atlas<ref name=Eisenbahnatlas >{{cite book| title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland| trans-title=German railway atlas| language=de| publisher=Schweers + Wall| year=2009| isbn=978-3-89494-139-0| pages=119–120}}</ref>|map=
\STR~~ ~~ ~~[[Hamburg-Altona link line|Link line from Altona]]
\ABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~[[Hamburg City S-Bahn|City S-Bahn from Altona]]
\emKRZt~~ ~~ ~~{{ric|Hamburg U-Bahn|U2|size=x13}} {{ric|Hamburg U-Bahn|U4|size=x13}}
\KMW~~0.000~~ ~~Link line/Stadtbahn transition
\S+BHF~~0.177~~'''[[Hamburg Hauptbahnhof|Hamburg Hbf]]'''
\emKRZt~~ ~~ ~~{{ric|Hamburg U-Bahn|U1|size=x13}} {{ric|Hamburg U-Bahn|U3|size=x13}}
STR+l\ABZglr~~0.613~~ ~~[[Berlin–Hamburg railway|to Aumühle]]
LSTR\hKRZWa~~1.540~~ ~~Middle Channel
LSTR\hSHST~~1.637~~[[Hammerbrook station|Hamburg-Hammerbrook]]
LSTR\hKRZW~~2.240~~ ~~[[Bille (Elbe)|Bille]]
LSTR\hKRZW~~2.336~~ ~~Billhorn channel
ABZgl+l\hKRZho~~2.565~~ ~~[[Hamburg freight bypass|Southern freight bypass]]
STR\hKRZWe~~2.670~~ ~~Upper harbour channel
STR\SHST~~2.992~~[[Elbbrücken station|Hamburg-Elbbrücken]] {{ric|Hamburg U-Bahn|U4|size=x13}}
hKRZWae\hKRZWae~~3.246~~ ~~[[Norderelbe|Northern Elbe]] bridge
hKRZWae\hKRZWae~~4.600~~ ~~Müggenburg passage
STR\SHST~~4.620~~[[Veddel station|Hamburg-Veddel]]
hKRZWae\hKRZWae~~5.625~~ ~~[[Dove Elbe]]
STR\SBHF~~7.232~~[[Wilhelmsburg station|Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg (S-Bahn)]]
WBRÜCKE2\WBRÜCKE2~~8.410~~ ~~Kuckuckswettern
WBRÜCKE2\WBRÜCKE2~~9.389~~ ~~[[Wilhelmsburg station|Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg]]
hKRZWae\hKRZWae~~10.148~~ ~~[[Süderelbe|Southern Elbe]] bridge
hKRZWae\hKRZWae~~10.448~~ ~~Diamantengraben
LSTR\WBRÜCKE2~~10.895~~ ~~Neue Mohrwettern
LSTR\tSTRa~~11.067~~
ABZl+l\tTS+BHF~~12.332~~{{BSto|[[Hamburg-Harburg station|Hamburg-Harburg]]|[[Hanover–Hamburg railway|line to Hannover]] and [[Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway|Bremen]]}}
LSTR\tSBHF~~13.227~~[[Harburg Rathaus station|Hamburg-Harburg Rathaus]]
LSTR\tSHST~~14.506~~[[Heimfeld station|Hamburg-Heimfeld]]
STR\tSTRe~~15.316~~
DST\ÜST~~17.618~~Hamburg-Hausbruch~~(crossover)
SBRÜCKEa\SBRÜCKEe~~17.630~~ ~~[[Bundesautobahn 7|A 7]]
STR\SHST~~20.432~~[[Neuwiedenthal station|Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal]]
WBRÜCKE2\WBRÜCKE2~~21.518~~ ~~Scheidebach
BHF\SBHF~~22.126~~[[Hamburg-Neugraben station|Hamburg-Neugraben]]
STR\KMW~~22.875~~ ~~System change [[Direct current|DC]]/[[Alternating current|AC]]
BS2l\BS2r~~23.345~~ ~~[[Lower Elbe Railway|Lower Elbe Railway to Cuxhaven]]
}}
}}
The '''Harburg S-Bahn line''' is a railway line in southern [[Hamburg]], Germany. It starts at [[Hamburg Hauptbahnhof]] and runs via [[Hamburg-Harburg station|Harburg]] to [[Stade station|Stade]]. It mostly runs parallel with the [[Hanover–Hamburg railway|line to Hanover]] and the [[Lower Elbe Railway|Lower Elbe line]] and is now part of the [[Hamburg S-Bahn]] lines S3 and S31.
==Route ==
The route begins at the Hauptbahnhof, where it climbs a steep ramp before crossing the tracks of the main lines [[Berlin–Hamburg Railway|to Berlin]] and [[Lübeck–Hamburg railway|to Lübeck]]. After running on a concrete viaduct, on which, [[Hammerbrook station]] is located, the line crosses the [[Hamburg freight bypass|southern freight railway bypass]] and the [[Norderelbe|Northern Elbe]] bridge. The line now runs directly parallel with the line to Hanover. After [[Veddel station|Veddel]] and [[Wilhelmsburg station]]s the line moves away from the Hanover line and dives into a tunnel. The line passes through the stations of [[Hamburg-Harburg station|Harburg]], Harburg Rathaus (which has three platforms) and Heimfeld and then climbs to the surface and runs parallel with the Lower Elbe line. It then passes through the stations of Neuwiedenthal and Neugraben, which has a parking area. After this station there is a change in electrical systems, where S-Bahn trains switch from third rail to overhead wire electrification. The S-Bahn trains then run along the Lower Elbe line, which was upgraded for S-Bahn services in 2006 and 2007.
==History ==
After the inclusion of  [[Harburg-Wilhelmsburg]] in Hamburg in 1937, the Harburg–Neugraben line was included in the Hamburg S-Bahn network for ticketing purposes. After the founding of the [[Hamburger Verkehrsverbund|Hamburg Transport Association]] in 1967, locomotive-hauled trains provided S-Bahn services on the route, marketed as line S3. The [[Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway|long-distance tracks]] were used between Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg-Harburg station. Although this section of the line had four tracks, one pair of tracks was reserved for freight traffic.
Due to the heavy destruction of the port of Hamburg in 1945, Oberhafen and Elbbrücke stations were not reopened.
While the population of the Hamburg district of Hausbruch and Neugraben-Fischbek grew strongly in the 1960s and 70s with the construction of new housing estates, transport connections with central Hamburg was poor: to reach Hamburg Hauptbahnhof a change of trains was required at Harburg. Moreover, trains did not operate at regular intervals.
On 24 September 1983, the S-Bahn line commenced operations from Hamburg to Harburg Rathaus with [[direct current|DC]]-powered trains. The new line separates from the [[Hamburg-Altona link line]] between the Hauptbahnhof and [[Berliner Tor station]]. A new station was built on the line at [[Hammerbrook station|Hammerbrook]]. Between the [[Norderelbe|Northern Elbe]] bridge and Harburg the line runs parallel with the main line. The old Veddel and Wilhelmsburg stations on the main line  were replaced with stations on the new line. In 1984, S-Bahn line (operating as lines S3 and S31) was extended from Harburg Rathaus to Neugraben. The line runs for about seven kilometres from the Heimfeld district parallel and south of the Lower Elbe line.
A new S-Bahn station was established near the large settlement of Neuwiedenthal. Neugraben station was expanded to five platform tracks and its late nineteenth reception building was replaced with an interchange in the concrete style of the 1980s. An extension of the S-Bahn to the densely populated area of Fischbek was dropped so as not to undermine the viability of the newly established shopping centre in Neugraben.
With the opening of the new S-Bahn line the stations of Unterelbe, Tempo-Werk and Hausbruch on the old main line were abandoned.
Since the timetable change in December 2007, Hamburg S-Bahn operation have been extended from Neugraben via [[Buxtehude station|Buxtehude]] to Stade. These operations use new or remodelled two-system S-Bahn [[electric multiple unit]]s of [[DBAG Class 474 |class 474.3]]. These services run in mixed operations with ''Metronom'' regional trains and with freight trains, using [[alternating current]] from the overhead line. In addition, an additional station was  established at Fischbek.
[[File:Hh-hammerbrook-bf-eingang.jpg|thumb|center|[[Hammerbrook station]]]]
==References==
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== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hamburger-bahnhoefe.de/s3.html | title=List of the stations on line S3|language=German| accessdate= 15 November 2010}}
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[[Category:Railway lines in Hamburg]]
[[Category:Hamburg S-Bahn]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Harburg, Hamburg]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Stade (district)]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1983]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in West Germany]]