Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Leipzig)
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train station, head house (train station)
The Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) in Leipzig is Europe's largest station when measured by floor area and arguably one of Germany's finest railway terminals. It has 24 platforms housed in six iron trainsheds; a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches; and a 293 meter-long facade. Over 54 million people use the Hauptbahnhof each year.
The station was opened in 1915 as a joint terminal for the Saxon State Railways and the Prussian State Railways. Because of this, the building is uniquely designed with two identical domed entrance halls facing the street, one for each company. After the various railroads of Germany were combined into the Reichsbahn, the two halls lost this purpose.
The building was damaged by bombing in WWII. The roof over the concourse collapsed and one of the entrance halls was destroyed, but the station was restored by the Communist East German authorities to its original appearance in the 1950s.
After reunification, the station was used in the 1992 film "Shining Through". Soon after, it was heavily modernized by the Deutsche Bahn, its new owner. The concourse floor was removed and two basement levels were dug out to create a shopping mall. Other areas of the building were largely restored, but also modernized at the time.
The station was opened in 1915 as a joint terminal for the Saxon State Railways and the Prussian State Railways. Because of this, the building is uniquely designed with two identical domed entrance halls facing the street, one for each company. After the various railroads of Germany were combined into the Reichsbahn, the two halls lost this purpose.
The building was damaged by bombing in WWII. The roof over the concourse collapsed and one of the entrance halls was destroyed, but the station was restored by the Communist East German authorities to its original appearance in the 1950s.
After reunification, the station was used in the 1992 film "Shining Through". Soon after, it was heavily modernized by the Deutsche Bahn, its new owner. The concourse floor was removed and two basement levels were dug out to create a shopping mall. Other areas of the building were largely restored, but also modernized at the time.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig_Hauptbahnhof
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°20'43"N 12°22'55"E
- Dresden Hauptbhanhof 100 km
- Main Railway Station 129 km
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof 148 km
- Berlin Ostbahnhof 149 km
- Plzeň Main Railway Station 192 km
- Praha-Holešovice railway station 200 km
- Freight Station Žižkov 203 km
- Passenger station 329 km
- Copenhagen Central Railway Station 482 km
- Kaliningrad-Passazhirsky railway station (Southern Rail Terminal) 658 km
- Willy Brandt Square 0.2 km
- Hotel Astoria (closed) 0.3 km
- The Westin Leipzig 0.5 km
- Parking lot 0.7 km
- Congress Hall 0.8 km
- Gondwanaland 0.9 km
- CITROËN Commerce GmbH Niederlassung Leipzig 1 km
- Elephant Ganesha Mandir temple 1 km
- Leipzig Zoological Garden 1.1 km
- Waldstraßenviertel 1.5 km
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