It also has an underground station (named Altona) which is served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn.

The building was finally demolished in the late 1970s during the construction of the City-S-Bahn despite protests; it was feared that the tunnelling would cause the structure to collapse.

According to Die Welt, the city government had preliminary studies for the area to build flats and a park.

There are two underground island platforms for the Hamburg S-Bahn rapid transit trains, accessible by stairs, escalators and lifts.

[5] Several shops are located in the station building, along with emergency and information telephones, ticket machines, toilets, lockboxes and personnel.