Großhansdorf station

Großhansdorf is the terminus station on the Großhansdorf branch of Hamburg U-Bahn line U1. The rapid transit station was opened in 1921 and is located in the Hamburg suburb of Großhansdorf, Germany. Großhansdorf is a municipality in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

History
At the time the station was opened, Großhansdorf was an exclave of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. With the Greater Hamburg Act of 1937, Großhansdorf was ceded to Schleswig-Holstein and it was temporarily considered to close the station. Since 2007 the station has been handicap-accessible.

Layout
The station's building and only entrance is located at a street junction in the town's center. The single island platform and the two side tracks run along one of these two streets.

Trains
Großhansdorf is served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1; departures are every 20 minutes, during rush hour every 10 minutes. The travel time to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is about 40 minutes.