U-railway in Hamburg: U2 drives continuously again-these are the information!

In Hamburg, the U2 subways now drive again consistently between Billstedt and the city center. This measure came into force on April 28, 2025 after the route had been interrupted over two years for construction work on the U4 to Horner Geest. Every day, around 50,000 passengers can get back to the city center without changing from Mümmelmannsberg and Billstedt.

A spokeswoman for Hamburger Hochbahn AG confirmed that the construction work has been completed. In the past two years, passengers of the U2 have had to accept various restrictions. For example, the U2 was stopped between the Rauhes Haus and Billstedt stops for over a year, and passengers had to switch between the platform and train at the Horner Rennbahn station.

construction work and future developments

The construction work included the construction of new tunnels and the completion of a crossing structure. In parallel to this work, the planned expansion of the U4 from the Horner Rennbahn to the new Horner Geest stop was also promoted. The opening of this new route will be sought for the end of 2027, but has been delayed by one year due to groundwater problems at the new stops.

A 100-second clock is offered for rush hour traffic. Technical preparations for the section between the Horner Rennbahn and the Elbbrücken or the Christuskirche are currently underway. Foreseeable construction work also leads to relocates between the Schlump and Kellinghusenstraße stops for a week and a half. Future advertisements in the subways should display the exact location of the next subway and the utilization of buses and trains in order to enable passengers better orientation.

The complete reporting on the changes in traffic and the effects of the construction work can be found at ndr and southern German Zeitung .