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| Berlin Hauptbahnhof
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Monument(s) and Building(s)
Indoor architecture (Transportation)
Area related
Berlin (Germany)
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The upper level of the station has six tracks (two of which used for the Berlin S-Bahn) and eight on the lower level (two more are reserved for the U55). There is no rail connection between the upper and lower level track in the station area (or anywhere else nearby). 1,800 trains call at the station per day and the daily number of passengers is estimated to be at 350,000.
As of 2006, the station is used by InterCityExpress, InterCity, RegionalExpress, RegionalBahn and S-Bahn trains. The upper part of the station, with the east-west tracks, is part of the Berlin Stadtbahn, with trains leading to locations like Hanover or Cologne. The subterranean station, which lies in the north-south Tiergarten tunnel, offers long distance services to Hamburg, Leipzig or Munich. Note that the east-west and north-south tracks are not interconnected at, or anywhere near, the station.
The station is not presently served by any U-Bahn lines. The U55 shuttle, which is not connected to the rest of the network, is scheduled to start operations in 2008, and construction of the connection to line U5 may start in 2009.
On 18 January 2007, two supporting beams of the structural frame tore loose during European windstorm Kyrill, one of them dropping down onto the pavement and the other impacting with and damaging a third beam. The station had suffered some flooding and been evacuated due to the complete cancellation of train service in Germany. Consequently, nobody was injured and the station was cleared for reopening the following day, although more time is needed to assess the damage.
S5
: between Bellevue (toward Westkreuz) and Friedrichstraße (toward Strausberg Nord)
S7
: between Bellevue (toward Potsdam Hbf) and Friedrichstraße (toward Ahrensfelde)
S75
: between Bellevue (toward Spandau) and
Friedrichstraße (toward Wartenberg)
S9
: between Bellevue (toward Spandau) and Friedrichstraße (toward Flughafen Schönefeld).
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