The road "Jungfernstieg" is located in Hamburg's city center on the southern bank of the Alster. It leads from Gänsemarkt to Reesendamm bridge. As early as 1838, the Jungfernstieg paved and thus is the first paved road in germany. The name, the street due to the fact that earlier this weekend families strolled with their unmarried daughters, the Virgin. You are here at the ferry Jungfernstieg. 1857 was the first steam-powered ship was still on the line operating on the Alster and the opening out Känälen. First, there was only a line between the mill Kamper ferry in Uhlenhorst district, the winter Fährhaus and Jungfernstieg. Distributed on the track were still several jetties. 1890 a line was added to by the tributary channel Barmbek. By 1900 some 30 Alsterdampfer sailed the waters. The Hamburg elevated railway took over the operation of the 1919 Alster waterways. With the construction of the subway and the maintenance of trams and buses in city traffic, line service was unattractive. Despite the final of the 1930's were still sail three lines. In the 2nd World War II was discontinued because of staff shortages and fuel shortages of shipping operation. In 1946 the line was traffic on the waterways included as a regular transport again. With the establishment of the Hamburg-transport network in 1965 the lines were integrated into the normal passenger range. The mid-1950s, first coffee rides were offered on the Alster. Channel runs with increasing importance of tourism then. In 1977, the Alster waterways was spun off into a subsidiary align Alstertouristik Inc. These took over the fleet and started on day trips and tours. In 1984 the line was converted to a transport cruise line. Term between new modern ships joined our fleet. A fuel-cell-powered ship and a solar-powered boat are now traveling on the Alster.
