The railway bridge over the Norderelbe consists of two separate bridges: The first Norderelbbrücke (also known as the Old Elbe Bridge) was built in 1868–1872. The iron superstructures were expanded from two to four tracks between 1890 and 1893 and the portals were widened accordingly. From 1926 to 1927 the bridge girders were replaced by stronger new buildings. The design of the new bridge was based on the free port bridge that was just completed at the time. The bridge has four tracks for long-distance and regional traffic.
The U4 stop at the Elbbrücken not only opens up the Hafencity, but also the south of Hamburg. In 2019 the S-Bahn station opened, which together with the U-Bahn forms an important junction.