Hamburg Central Bus Station

The Hamburg Central Bus Station (abbreviated ZOB, German for Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof) is the central station for long-distance coaches in and out of Hamburg. It is located in the St. Georg district near the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof.

Hamburg Central Bus Station

Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
Public transport bus service
LocationSt. Georg
 Germany
Coordinates53°33′07″N 10°00′41.3″E
Operated byZOB Hamburg GmbH[1]
Bus stands14
Bus operators
  • Flixbus
  • Polenreisen
  • Touring
  • EST
  • Becker Reisen
  • Reisering HH
  • Sindbad Reisen
  • Atlassib
  • Peters Reisen
  • Becker Reisen
Construction
Structure typebuilding, covered pavilion
ArchitectASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante
History
Opened1950 (1950)
Rebuilt24 May 2003 (2003-05-24)[2]

The building was designed by the architects ASW Architekten Silcher, Werner und Redante from Hamburg and engineering firm Schlaich Bergermann & Partner from Stuttgart.

In 2006, the structure received the Outstanding Structure Award from the IABSE. The IABSE described it as a "delightful canopy over a bus station with soaring, transparent cantilevers designed to perfection enhancing the urban infrastructure." [3]

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