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Berlin Central Station

General Information

Structural Type: East-West roof:
Shell
Function / usage: Railroad (railway) station
Other name(s): Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Built: 2002 - 2006
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Tiergarten, Berlin-Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe
Replaces Lehrte Commuter Rail Station (1882)
Lehrte Station (1871)
Lehrter Stadtbahnhof (1882)
Connects to Bahnbrücke über den Humboldthafen (1999)
Brücken Lehrter Bahnhof (2001)
Hauptbahnhof Metro Station (2009)
Hochbahnviadukt Clara-Jaschke-Straße
Lehrte Station Bridges (2001)
Railroad Bridge over the Humboldt Port (1999)

Technical Information

Dimensions

East-West roof main span 67 m
height max. ca. 17 m
length 290 m

Quantities

structural steel 85 000 t
concrete volume 500 000 m3

Materials

shell steel

Chronology

2002

Construction begins.

25 May 2006

Opening.

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0003694
Created: 18/06/2002
Last Updated: 09/04/2013