Hamburg S-Bahn
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The Hamburg S-Bahn is a rapid transit railway system in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together, the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area. The network has operated since 1907 as a commuter rail system, under the direction of the state railway, and is a member of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. There are four lines, serving 68 stations, on 147 kilometres (91 mi) of route. On an average working day the S-Bahn transports about 590,000 passengers; in 2010 about 221 million people used the S-Bahn.
S-Bahn-Station "Hamburg Airport (Flughafen)"
Detail of part of a wall in Hamburg Hauptbahnhof: bolts used to attach a mast for the overhead power lines.
Third rail on the Hamburg S-Bahn, here with a plastic cover
S- & U-Bahn Station Landungsbrücken (left)
Altona, Hamburg
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Altona, also called Hamburg-Altona, is the westernmost urban borough (Bezirk) of the German city state of Hamburg. Located on the right bank of the Elbe river, Altona had a population of 270,263 in 2016.
Sol LeWitt, Black Form Dedicated to the Missing Jews, Altona Townhall (Altona-Altstadt)
Image: Boroughs of Hamburg
Memorial of the Prussian Regiments (IR31, RIR31 and L31)
Aerial view of Altona from the South. In the foreground the Elbe quays.