Deutsche Bahn Sternbrücke in Hamburg open again – trains rolling after mega construction project

After months of construction, the first trains are rolling again on Hamburg's Sternbrücke. The new, four-track-wide railway bridge in Hamburg-Altona has been open to train traffic since the early hours of the morning, as Deutsche Bahn announced. In contrast to the logistics group's other construction projects, the work went almost smoothly despite major challenges. And the announced completion date was met.

The spectacular construction project had reached a crucial milestone just a few weeks ago: at the end of July, the 3,700-ton shell of the new bridge, which had previously been maneuvered as a prefabricated part through the urban canyons of Hamburg, was installed in a night-time operation. Since then, remaining work has been necessary around the clock in order to be able to put the bridge into operation on time.

The Sternbrücke is a central junction in Hamburg's rail network. Before the closure, around 900 regional and long-distance trains and S-Bahn trains ran over the four tracks every day. The first journeys over the new bridge were made by a regional train from Kiel and an ICE to Basel.