At this location, the Alster also forms the border between the two Hamburg districts Neustadt and Altstadt, both part of the borough of Hamburg-Mitte.

[2] The station had entrances on Jungfernstieg and Ballindamm, then in 1930s Art Deco fashion.

Both lines received new platforms underneath the existing 1930s Jungfernstieg station on 1 June 1975.

[3] This now tripartite station was renamed back to "Jungfernstieg", with several connectors between the three parts, and additional entrances at Alstertor and Rathausmarkt.

On 29 November 2012, the U-Bahn's U4 connection between Jungfernstieg and HafenCity Universität was opened, utilizing then unused tracks along the U2 platforms.

[2][3][7] HVV runs one staffed service centre at Jungfernstieg,[8] along a number of sales points and ticket machines throughout the station.

[7] Hamburger Hochbahn-Wache has a staffed guard office at Jungfernstieg, along the obligatory CCTV cameras and SOS/information telephones.