[6] The railway station[7] is located in the quarter Sternschanze in the Hamburg borough of Altona, Germany.

That station was at-grade, with a number of level crossings at nearby streets.

Sternschanze is a small cul-de-sac between station to the south and Sternschanzenpark to the north.

The western, main entrance for the S-Bahn platform is located at the intersection of Sternschanze and Schanzenstraße.

The station is unstaffed, but there are emergency and information telephones, ticket machines and a shop.