Saturday, May 13, 2006

Berlin Hbf: A big glass elephant?

The train station formally known as Lehrter Bahnhof is almost ready to be unveiled as Berlin's new main railway station just in time for, you guessed it, the World Cup.

Following its opening celebrations on May 26th, Berlin Hauptbahnhof is boasting to cater for over 300,000 S-Bahn and regional train guests a day. Nevertheless, the absence of any major tourist infrastructure surrounding the new station may annoy international tourists.

The new station is in Tiergarten, strategically located between the former East and West Berlin centres. Despite it's central position, Tiergarten is currently home to mainly diplomats and politicians - it's hotel and hostel options almost negligible when compared to the area surrounding Berlin's previous main station, Zoologischer Garten. al

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