Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn Berlin S-Bahn Berlin U-Bahn
Hbf
East facade of Berlin Hauptbahnhof
General information
Other namesLehrter Bahnhof
LocationEuropaplatz 1
10557 Berlin
Mitte, Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°31′30″N 13°22′10″E / 52.52500°N 13.36944°E / 52.52500; 13.36944
Owned byDB InfraGO
Line(s)
Platforms
  • 3 island platforms (Stadtbahn)
  • 4 island platforms (North–South mainline)
  • 1 island platform (U-Bahn)
Tracks
  • 6 (Stadtbahn)
  • 8 (North–South mainline)
  • 2 (U-Bahn)
Train operators
Connections
  • : M5, M8, M10
  • : 120, 123, 142, 147, 245, N5, N20, N40
  • : M41, M85
Construction
Structure type
  • Elevated (Stadtbahn)
  • Underground (North–South mainline, U-Bahn)
Bicycle facilitiesCall a Bike
AccessibleYes
ArchitectMeinhard von Gerkan of Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Other information
Station code1071
DS100 codeBLS (main line, upper level), BL (main line, lower level), BHBF (S-Bahn)[1]
IBNR8011160
Category1[2]
Fare zoneVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Berlin A/5555[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened26 May 2006; 18 years ago (2006-05-26)
Passengers
300,000 per day[4]
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Berlin Südkreuz
towards München Hbf
ICE 8 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Terminus
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
towards Bonn Hbf
ICE 9 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Berlin Spandau
towards Bonn Hbf
Berlin Südkreuz
Terminus
Berlin-Spandau ICE 10 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin Südkreuz
towards München Hbf
ICE 11 Berlin-Spandau
One-way operation
Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Terminus
Berlin Spandau ICE 13 Berlin Südkreuz
Terminus
Berlin Spandau
towards Aachen Hbf
ICE 14 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin Südkreuz ICE 15 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Berlin Ostbahnhof
One-way operation
Berlin Spandau ICE 16 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin Südkreuz IC 17 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
towards Warnemünde
Berlin Südkreuz
towards München Hbf
ICE 18 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Terminus
Berlin-Spandau
Berlin Spandau
towards Koblenz Hbf
ICE 19 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin Südkreuz
towards Zürich HB
ICE 20 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Terminus
Berlin Südkreuz
Terminus
ICE 21 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Berlin Spandau
towards Hamburg Hbf
ICE 22 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin-Spandau ICE 27 Berlin Südkreuz
Berlin-Spandau IC/EC 27 Berlin Südkreuz
Berlin Südkreuz
towards München Hbf
ICE 28 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Berlin Spandau
Berlin Südkreuz ICE 29 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Berlin-Spandau
towards Westerland
IC 29 Berlin Südkreuz
Terminus
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe ICE 32 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin-Spandau
One-way operation
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
towards München Hbf
ICE 48
Berlin-Wannsee IC 56 Berlin Ostbahnhof
towards Cottbus Hbf
Berlin-Wannsee Oranienburg
Berlin Südkreuz
towards Dresden Hbf
Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Berlin-Spandau
towards Münster Hbf
ICE 77 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Terminus
Berlin-Spandau IC 77
Berlin Südkreuz
towards Wien Hbf
ICE 91 Berlin Gesundbrunnen
Terminus EC 95 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Preceding station European Sleeper Following station
Bad Bentheim Brussels - Prague Berlin Ostbahnhof
towards Praha hl.n.
Preceding station Following station
Terminus FLX 10 Berlin Südkreuz
Berlin-Spandau
towards Aachen Hbf
FLX 30 Berlin Südkreuz
Berlin-Spandau
towards Hamburg Hbf
FLX 35 Berlin Südkreuz
towards Leipzig Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Berlin Zoologischer Garten Flughafen-Express Berlin Gesundbrunnen
towards BER Airport
Terminus
Berlin Gesundbrunnen RE 3 Berlin Potsdamer Platz
Berlin Gesundbrunnen RE 5 Berlin Potsdamer Platz
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
towards Dessau Hbf
RE 7 Berlin Friedrichstraße
towards Senftenberg
Berlin Jungfernheide
towards Nauen
RB 10 Berlin Potsdamer Platz
RB 14
Berlin-Charlottenburg
towards Golm
RB 23 Berlin Friedrichstraße
towards BER Airport
Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station
Berlin Zoologischer Garten RE 1 Berlin Friedrichstraße
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
towards Nauen
RE 2 Berlin Friedrichstraße
towards Cottbus Hbf
Berlin Jungfernheide
towards Rathenow
RE 4 Berlin Potsdamer Platz
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
towards Wismar
RE 8 Berlin Friedrichstrasse
towards BER Airport
Terminus Berlin Potsdamer Platz
towards Elsterwerda
Preceding station Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland Following station
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
towards Thale Hbf or Goslar
Harz-Berlin-Express Berlin Friedrichstraße
Preceding station Berlin S-Bahn Following station
Bellevue
towards Spandau
S3 Friedrichstraße
towards Erkner
Bellevue
towards Westkreuz
S5 Friedrichstraße
Bellevue
towards Potsdam Hbf
S7 Friedrichstraße
towards Ahrensfelde
Bellevue
towards Spandau
S9 Friedrichstraße
towards BER Airport
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Terminus U5 Bundestag
towards Hönow
Map
Location
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is located in Berlin
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Location within Berlin
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is located in Germany
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Location within Germany
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is located in Europe
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Location within Europe

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (listen) (English: Berlin Central Station[5][6][7][8][9][10]) is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany.[11] It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway. The station is owned by DB InfraGO, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, and is classified as a Category 1 station, one of 21[12] in Germany and four in Berlin, the others being Berlin Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Südkreuz and Berlin Ostbahnhof.

Lehrter Bahnhof (Lehrte Station) opened in 1871 as the terminus of the railway linking Berlin with Lehrte, near Hanover, which later became Germany's most important east–west main line. In 1882, with the completion of the Stadtbahn (City Railway, Berlin's four-track central elevated railway line, which carries both local and main line services), just north of the station, a smaller interchange station called Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was opened to provide connections with the new line. This station later became part of the Berlin S-Bahn. In 1884, after the closure of nearby Hamburger Bahnhof (Hamburg Station), Lehrter Bahnhof became the terminus for trains to and from Hamburg.

Following heavy damage during World War II, limited services to the main station were resumed, but then suspended in 1951. In 1957, with the railways to West Berlin under the control of East Germany, Lehrter Bahnhof was demolished, but Lehrter Stadtbahnhof remained as a stop on the S-Bahn. In 1987, it was extensively renovated to commemorate Berlin's 750th anniversary. After German reunification, it was decided to improve Berlin's railway network by constructing a new north–south main line, to supplement the east-west Stadtbahn. Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was considered to be the logical location for a new central station.

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