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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Berlin-Hamburg Railway, List of Hamburg S-Bahn stations, Hamburg-Altona link line, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg-Altona station, Hamburg Airport S-Bahn line, Lubeck-Hamburg railway, Altona-Blankenese railway, Hamburg City S-Bahn, Hamburg-Altona-Kiel railway, Holstenstrasse station, Harburg S-Bahn, Barmbek station, Diebsteich station, Alster Valley Railway, Jungfernstieg station, Berliner Tor station, Hamburg-Harburg station, Othmarschen station, Ohlsdorf station, Wilhelmsburg station, Veddel station, Stadthausbrucke station, Sternschanze station, Hamburg Dammtor station, Stellingen station, Konigstrasse station, Langenfelde station, Hammerbrook station, Neu Wulmstorf station, Eidelstedt station, Hamburg-Neugraben station, Halstenbek station, Buxtehude station, DRG Class ET 171, Elbgaustrasse station, Klein Flottbek station, Pinneberg station, Hochkamp station, Bahrenfeld station, Horneburg station, Krupunder station, Stade station, Landungsbrucken station, Thesdorf station, Neukloster station, Agathenburg station, Allermohe station, Fischbek station, Dollern station, Hamburg Airport station, Lower Elbe Railway, Blankenese station, Reeperbahn station, Poppenbuttel station, DB Class 472, DBAG Class 474, Wedel station. Excerpt: The Berlin-Hamburg Railway (German: ) is a roughly 286 km (178 mi) long railway line for passenger, long-distance and goods trains. It was the first high-speed line upgraded in Germany to be capable of handling train speeds of over 200 km/h (120 mph) (up to 230 km/h). This line also has the fastest journey times between two German cities with average speeds of around 190 km/h (as at: 2008). The line built by the Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company, work starting on 6 May 1844, and was taken into service on 15 December 1846. It was then the longest trunk route in the German states, and ran from Berlin...