The upgraded U-Bahn Hamburg U1 line is now accompanied by the full U3 route! This U1 & U3 add-on provides two full lines of Hamburg's U-Bahn - U1 and U3 - and has 70 stations and a length of around 76 km. Included are drivable Type DT5 and DT4 trains which feature a fully operational on-board computer, automatic announcements, manual door controls, authentic train sounds and video transmission from platform cameras while the train is at a station.
The route is Quick Drive enabled and a number of authentic AI trains are included as well as fourteen Standard scenarios for the DT5 and ten for the DT4. Three Free Roams for each locomotive are also included.
Explore the many varied faces of Germany's second-largest city!
U-Bahn Hamburg U3
This distinctive and picturesque route describes a circular path around Hamburg but also has a small branch that runs off from Barmbek towards Wandsbek-Gartenstadt.
The U3 length is around 20.6km, with 5km being underground. Most of the services head for Wandsbek-Gartenstadt, but a few concentrate on driving the full circle of the U3.
The U1 and U3 cross each other five times, with two of them being a cross-platform interchange which means that you are able to make many varied service trips using both the U1 and the U3.
The U3 includes 25 stations, with eight of them underground and served by the DT5 train. Along with these distinctive stations there are two depots: the one at Barmbek being the main depot of the Hochbahn and the other at Saarlandstrasse where accumulator-locomotives are maintained.
The U3 was the first line of the Hamburg U-Bahn, with the most historical section opened in 1912.
The U3 runs through Hamburg city centre and along the embankment of the mighty Elbe river, one of the most visited tourist areas in Hamburg. Other areas include the Speicherstadt, the largest warehouse district in the world, where the buildings are built on timber-pile foundations, the Elbphilharmonie (Elbe Philharmonic Hall) and the St. Pauli Landungsbruecken, the St. Pauli landing bridges which are the largest landing site for the Port of Hamburg.
U-Bahn Hamburg U1 route updates and new features
The U1 has been upgraded, with a fully revised Messberg Station and its length updated. The rail network near Berne has been updated, along with guard rails where required around the network. Traffic lights have been added and all the stations have been revised in accordance to the new S-Bahn route map, along with minor but important details such as an authentic font for the DFI departure boards.
Along with these upgrades the U1 and U3 have three new AI vehicles added:
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DT3E/N
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LB6 freight car for the battery locomotive to pull
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DB Regio double-deck coach
The DT5 driving physics have been improved and the destinations of the DT4 and DT5 have been revised, as have the distinctive announcements voiced by Ingrid Metz-Neun as well as the station camera that is streamed to the train. The geometry of the majority of objects and the vegetation have also been revised to enhance the visuals and give better performance, especially in the areas of Kellinghusenstrasse and Volksdorf.
U-Bahn Hamburg U1
The U-Bahn Hamburg U1 line is approximately 55 km in length (34 miles). This makes it not only the longest U-Bahn service of the northern German metropolis of Hamburg, but also the longest U-Bahn service in Germany.
Developed with permission and supported by the Hochbahn AG, the Hamburg Transport Authority, the route is an authentic reproduction of the U1 line starting in the north at Norderstedt Mitte. The line runs south into the city centre at Jungfernstieg, onto Hauptbahnhof Süd and then heads north-east out of town to Volksdorf where it divides into two branches, the left one leading to Ohlstedt and the right to Großhansdorf. The U1 serves 47 stations. The line was built in 1914 and the 47th station opened in 1998 with the opening of line to Norderstedt.
In less than 90 minutes passengers get to see many different faces of the city. Starting in the neighbouring city of Norderstedt you pass through residential neighbourhoods then wealthy districts such as Harvestehude at the beginning of the downtown underground section. Shortly after, downtown areas are served by the U1, which stops at important transport hubs such as Jungfernstieg station and Hamburg central station. From there, the U1 serves various densely populated residential districts. There are 15 tunnel stations in the central districts.
Drivable train - HHA Type DT5
The Type DT5 was introduced in 2012 to completely renew the existing rolling stock. The Type DT5 is the first U-Bahn train in Hamburg with air-conditioning and which allows passengers to move between carriages. The DT5 features:
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Fully operational onboard computer
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Automatic announcements spoken by Ingrid Metz-Neun
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Manual door controls
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Video transmission from platform cameras while the train is at a station
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Authentic train sounds
Drivable train - HHA Type DT4
The fully featured DT4 was added in the February 2024 v1.03 update.
Included AI vehicles
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DT3E/N
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S-Bahn Hamburg Class 474 (for line S1 in Ohlsdorf station)
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AKN Class VTA diesel train (for line A2 in Norderstedt Mitte station)
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Hamburg metro AL2 battery locomotive
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LB6 Lore freight car. These are used by the AI Akkuok for cargo carrying.
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DB Regio double-decker passenger carrigage. This is located near the Berliner Tor station.
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Aircraft which flies over the overground track near Fuhlsbüttel Nord station, where the Hamburg Airport approach crosses the railway
Scenarios
Fourteen Standard scenarios are provided for the DT5 and ten for the DT4 - see the Detailed Description below for details.
Three Free Roams are available for each loco and the route is Quick Drive enabled.
Manuals
English and
German PDF manuals are included.