Hamburg Hauptbahnhof - Hamburg, Germany
N 53° 33.209 E 010° 00.472
32U E 566769 N 5934316
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is the central train station for the German city of Hamburg. It was opened in 1906 to replace 4 terminal stations.
Waymark Code: WM9XHY
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 10/11/2010
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Before today's central station was opened, Hamburg had several smaller stations located around the city centre. The first railway line (between Hamburg and Bergedorf) was opened on 5 May 1842, coincidentally the same day the "great fire" (in German Der große Brand) ruined most of the historic city centre.
After the decision to close the gap between the lines and the terminus stations as well, a competition was arranged in 1900. Built from 1902 to 1906, the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof was designed by the architects Heinrich Reinhardt and Georg Süßenguth, modeled after the Galerie des machines by Louis Béroud of the World's Fair of 1889 in Paris.
The German emperor William II declared the first draft as "simply horrible", but the second draft was eventually constructed. The emperor personally changed the Art Nouveau style elements into Neo-Renaissance, giving the station a fortification like character
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Party station ;)
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: numerous as it is a transportation hub
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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