The station is located at the exposed headland of Fleet Island, between Herrengrabenfleet, Alsterfleet and Binnenhafen.

Administratively, Baumwall belongs to Neustadt; bridges across Alsterfleet and Binnenhafen connect it with the districts Altstadt and HafenCity respectively.

Historically, Baumwall was site of a water barrier and part of the Hamburg Wallanlagen.

It is nearest station for the Hanseatic Trade Center and other large office complexes like Gruner + Jahr.

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