So that the U4 will be able to branch off towards Horner Geest later, HOCHBAHN is building the infrastructure for an interchange at Horner Rennbahn station and connecting the new tunnel to the existing U-Bahn network. In parallel with this work, the platforms at Legienstraße station are being renovated.
The exact date for the end of the closure has now been fixed: trains will be able to use the line without restrictions as of Monday, 6 May!
In addition, bus line X61 has been extended to and from Billstedt.
Until spring of 2025, it will be necessary to change from the old to the new station at Horner Rennbahn in both directions (the way is barrier-free). Luckily the way on foot only takes a few minutes.
The U4 will continue to run Mondays to Fridays from 6.30 am till 9.00 pm and on Saturdays from 10.30 am till 9.00 pm between Elbbrücken and Burgstraße. Outside these times, it only runs between Elbbrücken and Jungfernstieg.
The U4 to Horner Geest is an important element in the mobility revolution: the U-Bahn network is being expanded to cope with the rising volume of traffic in a growing city and to ensure mobility for coming generations. With the extension of the U4, more than 13,000 people will be newly connected to the rail network in Hamburg.
And even more is in the offing for Hamburg’s east: HOCHBAHN plans to automate the U2/U4 by 2028. That means that a U-Bahn will come every 100 seconds! As soon as one train has left the station, the next one will enter it. That means no need to hurry to catch your train. The technical prerequisites for automated operation are already being created by the HOCHBAHN project U-Bahn100.
You can find all you need to know about the background to these two projects at HOCHBAHN:
