The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg continues Smart City partnership with DB
On September 25, 2020, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and Deutsche Bahn AG extended the "Smart City Memorandum of Understanding" for another five years. The common goal is to make a contribution to sustainable and future-proof mobility and to strengthen the city of Hamburg as a place worth living in and environmentally friendly.
The Smart City Partnership
The station as intermodal turntable
Structural redesign and new utilization concepts will significantly improve the quality of stay and the quality of the public transport services at Dammtor and Harburg stations. Concrete measures include new monitors for better passenger information, optimized route guidance for easier orientation and a wider range of services for cyclists.
Connected mobility
Mobility continues to grow
Since 2021, four trains on the S21 and S2 lines have been running on the 23 km route between Berliner Tor and Aumühle stations in a highly and fully automated manner. This allows trains to run at closer intervals and with greater reliability.
In 2017, ioki launched its on-demand shuttle service, which is deeply integrated into the public transport system. The service has been successfully established in Hamburg's Harburg district, Storman district and Segeberg district and continues to complement the Hamburg Transport Association on the first and last mile.
Box - Die Abholstation
Innovation on the last mile of logistics
What once started with the Hamburg Box has now developed into the Germany-wide Click&Collect service Box - Die Abholstation.
With Box - Die Abholstation, Deutsche Bahn offers a sustainable and convenient service for receiving and returning shipments. This not only saves you waiting time, but also allows you to pick up your shipment flexibly. Our Click&Collect service is already available at over 400 locations in Germany. This includes six locations in Hamburg. The network is to be expanded to over 800 locations in total.
With Box - Die Abholstation, parcels can easily be collected and returned contactless from a parcel locker at the station. Whether orders from online shops or stationary retail, the service is available to every retailer and can be used conveniently and flexibly at public transport stations. In addition to receiving parcels, Box - Die Abholstation is also suitable for everyday services, such as depositing textiles for dry cleaning or collecting keys and rental items.
European partner project MOVE21
Development and testing of innovative logistics and mobility solutions
The neighbourhood hub in Holstenstraße in Hamburg combines logistics, mobility and social projects in one location. The joint project celebrated its opening on 17 February 2023 and was created as part of the EU-funded MOVE21 project, which plans further projects until April 2025. The aim of the project is to implement innovative solutions in the area of passenger and goods transport to reduce climate-damaging transport emissions. The depot therefore houses a DeinTopf food bank, a social counselling centre and a transfer point for parcel service providers to complete the last mile by cargo bike, all under one roof.
Since April 2024, the combination of personal mobility and goods transport has also been tested as part of the MOVE21 project in Hamburg. With the help of the ridesharing provider MOIA, donations are to be transported free of charge to the places where they are needed.
More information about the project partners and other MOVE21 measures can be found via the link below.
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