Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the city’s principal railway station and a major rail hub in Germany, operating multilevel platforms for long-distance, regional and S-Bahn services beneath a large glass roof.

The station’s arrangement separates long-distance through-platforms from regional and commuter services on different levels, facilitating transfers and cross-city routes. The concourse contains shops and passenger facilities and links to tram and bus connections at street level.

Built as part of Berlin’s rail-modernisation programme, the station opened in 2006 and replaced several older termini to act as a central through-station for the reconfigured rail network.

It sits close to the government district and the Spree River in central Berlin, providing direct rail links across Germany and to neighbouring countries.

• Opening and design: The station opened in 2006 and is a multilevel through-station that connects long-distance, regional and urban rail services under a large glass-and-steel roof.

What to See #

• Long-distance platforms (upper level): Upper-level long-distance platforms carry intercity and high-speed trains and run perpendicular to the lower-level tracks to enable cross-city through-routing.
• Regional and S-Bahn platforms (lower level): Lower-level platforms serve regional, S-Bahn and local services and are integrated with the station's concourse for transfers between services and tram or bus connections at street level.