Berlin Hauptbahnhof

The stylish, contemporary main railway station in Berlin was opened in 2006 by Chancellor Angela Merkel; it is built on the site of the Lehrter Bahnhof (Lehrte Station), which was demolished in 1957 after East Germany suspended rail services into its western counterpart. In 1993, the architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners were entrusted with creating a new station that befitted Berlin’s importance as the capital city of a re-united Germany, and the sleek terminus is made of glass and steel; it has five gleaming stories and is spanned by an arched glass roof. There are lines both above and underground and today the station is also a terminus for the S-Bahn (rapid transit commuter trains) and U-Bahn (metro line) services into and around the city from the Brandenburg region. Serving up to 300,000 passengers each day, it is the city’s busiest railway station and enjoys high-speed links to major cities throughout Germany as well as a direct connection to Berlin Schönefeld airport and – as of 2017 – the new airport at Berlin Brandenburg.

Practical Info

Europaplatz 1, 10557 Berlin. It is a five-minute walk from the railway station to Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate.