Berlin Central Station, near the Federal Chancellor Office and close to Brandenburger Gate, is the largest crossing station in Europe. The Deutsche Bahn AG anticipates up to 300.000 travelers and visitors daily. About 1.100 trains will arrive in Berlin Central Station every day.
Long-distance lines and regional transport stop at four tracks aboveground running in east-west-direction and at eight tracks belowground running in north-south-direction.
Aboveground in East-West-Direction
The tracks running aboveground head trains via
Berlin Ostbahnhof to
Poland in the east.
To the west the tracks head to station
Berlin Charlottenburg and from here either via train station
Berlin Wannsee to
Central Station Potsdam and than to
Halle and
Magdeburg or via train station
Berlin Spandau to the railroad line heading to
Hannover.
Belowground in East-West-Direction
The tracks of the Berlin Central Station running belowground lead trains to the north. First to the railroad line running around Berlin in circle. In northeastern direction the connection continues to the train station
Berlin Gesundbrunnen and further on to
North-Brandenburg and
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In western direction the trains travel via the stations
Berlin Jungfernheide and
Berlin Spandau to
Hannover or
Hamburg.
In southern direction the tracks run under the river Spree through a tunnel under the Tiergarten park to the station
Berlin Potsdamer Platz and to the new station for long-distance lines
Berlin Südkreuz. From this point the connection is continued to
Leipzig or
Dresden.
Shopping at Berlin Central Station
The Berlin Central Station offers numerous possibilities for shopping. The three floors of Berlin Central Station accommodate around 80 shops on 15.000 m² with opening times from 8.00 o'clock to 22.00 o'clock every day.
Tourist Information
The
Berlin Tourist Information offers Tourist information about Berlin in the
BERLIN infostore (Floor 0, Entrance North).
