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{{Short description|Main railway station of Berlin, Germany}}
{{For|the station known as Berlin Hauptbahnhof between 1987 and 1998|Berlin Ostbahnhof}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Deutsche Bahn
| name = Berlin Hbf
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = de
| symbol = rail
| symbol2 = s
| symbol3 = u
| symbol4 = tram
| symbol_location = de
| symbol_location2 = berlin
| symbol_location3 = berlin
| symbol_location4 = berlin
| type = 
| image = Berlin Hauptbahnhof Ostseite HDR.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = East facade of Berlin Hauptbahnhof
| other_name = Lehrter Bahnhof
| address = Europaplatz 1<br />10557 Berlin
| borough = [[Berlin-Mitte|Mitte]], Berlin, [[Berlin]]
| country = Germany
| coordinates = {{Coord|52|31|30|N|13|22|10|E|region:DE-BE_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 
| owned = [[DB InfraGO]]
| operator = 
| line = {{Plainlist|
*[[Berlin Stadtbahn|Stadtbahn]]
*[[Berlin North–South mainline|North–South mainline]]
*[[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]]
 }}
| platforms = {{plainlist|1=
*3 island platforms (Stadtbahn)
*4 island platforms (North–South mainline)
*1 island platform (U-Bahn)
}}
| tracks = {{plainlist|1=
*6 (Stadtbahn)
*8 (North–South mainline)
*2 (U-Bahn)
}}
| train_operators = {{plainlist|1=
*[[DB Fernverkehr]]
*[[DB Regio Nordost]]
*[[Flixtrain|FlixTrain]]
*[[Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn]]
*[[S-Bahn Berlin]]
}}
| connections = {{Plainlist|1=
*{{Rail-interchange|berlin|METROTRAM}}: M5, M8, M10
*{{Rail-interchange|berlin|BUS}}: 120, 123, 142, 147, 245, N5, N20, N40
*{{Rail-interchange|berlin|METROBUS}}: M41, M85
}}
| structure = {{plainlist|1=
*Elevated (Stadtbahn)
*Underground (North–South mainline, U-Bahn)
}}
| bicycle = [[Call a Bike]]
| accessible = Yes
| code = {{Deutsche Bahn station codes|code=1071|ds100=BLS (main line, upper level), BL (main line, lower level), BHBF (S-Bahn)<ref name=Eisenbahnatlas>{{cite book |title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) |edition=2017 |publisher=Schweers + Wall |year=2017 |isbn=978-3-89494-146-8}}</ref>|ibnr=8011160|category=1<ref name=categories>{{DBCatsURL}}</ref>}}
| architect = Meinhard von Gerkan of [[Gerkan, Marg and Partners]]
| architectural_style = 
| opened = {{Start date and age|2006|05|26|df=y}}
| closed = 
| passengers = 300,000 per day<ref name="db">{{cite web |url=http://www.hbf-berlin.de/site/berlin__hauptbahnhof/de/kundenzentrum__bahnhof/daten__und__fakten/daten__und__fakten.html |title=300.000 Reisende und Besucher werden täglich erwartet |publisher=[[Deutsche Bahn]] |access-date=13 May 2011 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312103355/http://www.hbf-berlin.de/site/berlin__hauptbahnhof/de/kundenzentrum__bahnhof/daten__und__fakten/daten__und__fakten.html |archive-date=12 March 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| pass_year = 
| zone = {{Rail-interchange|berlin|VBB}}: Berlin A/5555<ref>{{cite web |title=Alle Zielorte |url=https://www.vbb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/VBB/Dokumente/Tickets-Abonnements/vbb-tarif-alle-zielorte-2021.pdf |publisher=[[Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg]] |access-date=5 May 2021 |page=61 |date=1 January 2021 |archive-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822232602/https://www.vbb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/VBB/Dokumente/Tickets-Abonnements/vbb-tarif-alle-zielorte-2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| website = [https://www.bahnhof.de/en/berlin-hauptbahnhof www.bahnhof.de]
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| services_collapsible = yes
| services = 
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|line7=ICE 12|left7=Berlin Zoologischer Garten|right7=Berlin Ostbahnhof
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|line28=IC 56|left28=
Berlin Zoologischer Garten
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'''Berlin Hauptbahnhof''' ({{Audio|De-Berlin_Hauptbahnhof.ogg|listen|help=no}}) (English: '''Berlin Central Station'''<ref>[http://www.transportes.gov.br/public/arquivo/arq1336678504.pdf ''On track for tomorrow. Public Works Planning and Projects in Transport in Germany.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003355/http://www.transportes.gov.br/public/arquivo/arq1336678504.pdf |date=7 November 2017 }} DB's publication for the International Transportation Workshop, May 2012. "Berlin Central Station" is their station project example. Accessed 14 August 2013</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.bahn.de/p/view/mdb/bahnintern/fahrplan_und_buchung/bahn.corporate/business_travel/mdb_109106_business_travel_sonderausgabe_en.pdf |title=Business Travel |date=Spring 2013  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525131724/http://www.bahn.de/p/view/mdb/bahnintern/fahrplan_und_buchung/bahn.corporate/business_travel/mdb_109106_business_travel_sonderausgabe_en.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2013 |access-date=14 August 2013 |website=Deutsche Bahn }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.bahn.com/i/view/USA/en/services/overview/airports.shtml |title=Your perfect connections from the airport directly to your destination |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324063703/http://www.bahn.com/i/view/USA/en/services/overview/airports.shtml |archive-date=24 March 2016 |website=Deutsche Bahn |access-date=14 August 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003694 ''Berlin Central Station''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207235840/http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003694 |date=7 February 2013 }} at Structurae, international database and gallery of structures. Accessed 14 August 2013</ref><ref>Edwards, Brian (2011). Sustainability and the Design of Transport Interchanges, Routledge, Oxford & New York, p. 149 etc. {{ISBN|978-0-415-46449-9}}</ref><ref>Patterson, Michael Robert (2008). ''Structural Glass Facades: A Unique Building Technology'', Pro Quest, Ann Arbor, UMI 1454120 {{ISBN?}}</ref>) is the main [[railway station]] in [[Berlin]], Germany.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/03/second-world-war-bomb-berlin |title=Second world war bomb defused near Berlin's main railway station |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=14 December 2016 |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511124936/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/03/second-world-war-bomb-berlin |url-status=live }}</ref> It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic '''Lehrter Bahnhof''', and on the [[Berlin S-Bahn]] [[commuter rail|suburban railway]]. The station is owned by [[DB InfraGO]], a subsidiary of {{lang|de|[[Deutsche Bahn]]|italic=no}} AG, and is classified as a [[German railway station categories|Category 1]] station, one of 21<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deutschebahn.com/file/de/2201914/NrI-UHqK9fKym_RWugjkm5znKvg/8136558/data/bahnhofskategorieliste_2015.pdf |title=Bahnhofskategorieliste 2015 |access-date=25 September 2015 |publisher=DB Station&Service AG |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224190705/http://www.deutschebahn.com/file/de/2201914/NrI-UHqK9fKym_RWugjkm5znKvg/8136558/data/bahnhofskategorieliste_2015.pdf |archive-date=24 February 2015 |df=dmy}}</ref> in Germany and four in Berlin, the others being [[Berlin-Gesundbrunnen station|Berlin Gesundbrunnen]], [[Berlin Südkreuz]] and [[Berlin Ostbahnhof]].

''Lehrter Bahnhof'' (Lehrte Station) opened in 1871 as the terminus of the [[Berlin-Lehrte railway|railway linking]] Berlin with [[Lehrte]], near [[Hanover]], which later became Germany's most important east–west main line. In 1882, with the completion of the [[Berlin Stadtbahn|Stadtbahn]] (City Railway, Berlin's four-track central [[elevated train|elevated railway]] line, which carries both local and main line services), just north of the station, a smaller interchange station called '''Lehrter Stadtbahnhof''' was opened to provide connections with the new line. This station later became part of the Berlin S-Bahn. In 1884, after the closure of nearby [[Berlin Hamburger Bahnhof|Hamburger Bahnhof]] (Hamburg Station), Lehrter Bahnhof became the terminus for trains to and from [[Hamburg]].

Following heavy damage during [[World War II]], limited services to the main station were resumed, but then suspended in 1951. In 1957, with the railways to [[West Berlin]] under the control of [[East Germany]], Lehrter Bahnhof was demolished, but Lehrter Stadtbahnhof remained as a stop on the S-Bahn. In 1987, it was extensively renovated to commemorate Berlin's 750th anniversary. After [[German reunification]], it was decided to improve Berlin's railway network by constructing a new [[Berlin North–South mainline|north–south main line]], to supplement the east-west Stadtbahn. Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was considered to be the logical location for a new central station.

==Location==
The station is located in the [[Moabit]] district, in the Mitte constituency. To the north is [[Europaplatz]] and [[Invalidenstraße]], and to the south is Washingtonplatz and the [[Spree (river)|Spree]]. South of the station is the [[Spreebogenpark]], the [[Federal Chancellery (Berlin)|Bundeskanzleramt]], and the Paul-Löbe-Haus. To the east is the Mitte district and the Humboldthafen.

==Function==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2024}}[[File:Berlin Hauptbahnhof Spree pano.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Panorama]]
[[File:2011-03-29 Hauptbahnhof interior 2.jpg|thumb|Elevated platforms]]
[[File:HBFuntereEbene.jpg|thumb|Underground platforms]]
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is part of the mushroom concept in Berlin, in which the station forms a connecting point for converging and intersecting lines of different modes of public transport.

The station's length is {{Convert|430|m|4=0}}, though some of the platforms are {{Convert|80|m}} long.

Structurally, the entire station complex is a tower station, while operationally it is a crossing station similar to all central stations. The complex consists of several independent operating points:
*'''Tracks 1 to 8''' are underground and are used for regional and intercity services on the [[Berlin North–South mainline]].
*'''Tracks 9 and 10''' are underground and will be used for the future [[S21 (Berlin)|S21]] S-Bahn line.
*'''Tracks 11 to 14''' are elevated and are used for regional and intercity services on the [[Berlin Stadtbahn]].
*'''Tracks 15 and 16''' are elevated and are used for [[Berlin S-Bahn|S-Bahn]] services on the Stadtbahn.
*'''Tracks U1 and U2''' are separate from the main station and are used for [[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]] line [[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]].

==Construction and techniques==
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===Building===
The station building has two platform levels and three connecting and business levels. Compared to [[Raffles Place MRT station]] and [[Taipei main station]], it is one of the most densely packed stations. The upper platform level serves the [[Berlin Stadtbahn]] and consists of six elevated tracks on four bridge structures, served by three island platforms {{Convert|10|m}} high. The outer bridges carry one track each, while the inner bridges carry two each. The lower platform level serves the [[Berlin North–South mainline]], and consists of eight underground tracks served by four island platforms {{Convert|15|m|ftin}} deep. To the east are two tracks and an island platform serving [[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]] line [[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]] (formerly line [[U55 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U55]]). Further to the east, a similar double track platform is being built as part of the [[S21 (Berlin)|S21]] project.

The bridges carrying the Stadtbahn are approximately {{Convert|680|m|4=0}} long, and span not only the station area, but also the adjacent Humboldthafen. Due to the way the Stadtbahn is aligned, they are curved, and due to the broadening from four to six tracks and the additional platforms, the total width has increased from {{Convert|39 to 66|m}} wide. The Humboldthafen Bridge spans the Humboldthafen with a span of {{Convert|60|m|4=0}}. It consists of a bow with steel tubes and pre-stressed concrete beam as upper flange.

The upper platform hall, which runs east–west, is {{Convert|321|m}} long and consists of the arched, column-free, glass roof structure, which is supported by the two outer railway overpass structures. In the glass surface, a {{Convert|2700|m2|}} photovoltaic system with a capacity of 330 kilowatts was integrated. The hall is between {{Convert|46 and 66|m}} wide and a maximum of {{Convert|16|m|ftin}} high. It consists of three sections, with the western segment {{Convert|172|m}} and the eastern {{Convert|107|m}} long. In between lies the {{Convert|50|m|4=0}} wide and {{Convert|180|m|4=0}} long north–south roof, whose barrel vaults with the main roof form a flat viaduct. Parallel to the north–south roof, the two "ironing structures" span the main roof of the platform hall and carry the north–south roof. These ironing structures contain {{Convert|42000|sqm}} of office space.

On the northeastern part of the two diagonally opposite station terraces, the sculpture of Rolling Horse, erected in 2007 by Jürgen Goertz, artificially complements the building and is reminiscent to Lehrter Bahnhof and Lehrter Stadtbahnhof. There are integrated artificial elements, which can be viewed through four portholes.

From the southwestern terrace, it rises the disguised chimney located underneath the [[Tunnel Tiergarten Spreebogen]].

During [[Cyclone Kyrill]], on 18 January 2007, the {{Convert|8.4|m|ftin|adj=on}} long, {{Convert|1.35|t|lb|0|sp=|adj=on}} horizontal strut {{Convert|40|m|ftin}} high, crashed from the lattice-like exterior onto a staircase, onto the southwestern part of the building, another strut was torn from the anchorage. These decorative elements had only been hung up and should only hold their own weight. As a remedy, small sheets were placed above the carrier to prevent further carrier dissolution.

==History==

===Lehrter Bahnhof from 1871 to 1958===
[[File:1879 lehrter bhf.jpg|thumb|The station building seen from southeast in 1879]]
[[File:Berlin Lehrter Bahnhof 049093b.jpg|thumb|The ruined train hall of Lehrter Bahnhof in 1957]]
[[File:Next stop Soviet Sector.jpg|thumb|right|''Attention passengers'' last stop in the direction of the Soviet sector]]
[[File:19921202a Lehrter Stadtbhf.jpg|thumb|right|Lehrter Stadtbahnhof platform in 1992 after its 1987 renovation]]
[[File:Berlín hlavní nádraží.jpg|thumb|right|View of the station building and south plaza]]
[[File:Berlin Hauptbahnhof middle level.jpg|thumb|Berlin Hauptbahnhof has railway tracks on two levels, running [[perpendicular]] with each other. Shopping and other services are provided.]]
Between 1868 and 1871, a {{Convert|239|km}} railway was built between Hannover and Berlin via [[Lehrte]] by the Magdeburg Halberstädter railway company. Lehrter Bahnhof was constructed as the Berlin terminus. It was adjacent to [[Hamburger Bahnhof]], just outside what was then Berlin's boundary at the Humbolthafen port on the river [[Spree (river)|Spree]]. Its architects were [[Alfred Lent]], [[Bertold Scholz]], and [[Gottlieb Henri Lapierre]].

In contrast to earlier railway stations, built with brick façades, and in keeping with then-current trends, Lehrter Bahnhof was designed in the French [[Neo-Renaissance]] style. Its originally planned stone façade was replaced with glazed tiles to save money. With its magnificent architecture, the station was known as a "palace among stations".

The train shed was {{Convert|188|m}} long and {{Convert|38|m}} wide. Its roof was a long [[barrel vault]] with steel supports. As was common for the period, the station was divided into an arrival side on the west, and a departure side on the east. Originally there were five tracks, four of which ended at the side and the central platform; the fifth track had no platform and served as a turnaround for the locomotives. At the turn of the century this track was removed to accommodate the widening of the central platform.

Although the front of the building was ornate and had a grand entrance, most passengers entered and left via the east side, where horse-drawn carriages were able to stop.

In 1882 the metropolitan railway, predecessor of the [[Berlin S-Bahn|S-Bahn]], began service along two of the Stadtbahn tracks; long-distance traffic commenced in 1884 along the other two. With the expansion of Lehrter Bahnhof, it was able to take over the functions of Hamburger Bahnhof. A {{Cvt|300|m|4=0}} connector line was built; on 14 October 1884, traffic towards [[Hamburg]], [[northeast Germany]], and [[Scandinavia]] was diverted to Lehrter Bahnhof, and Hamburger Bahnhof closed. <!--NOTE DATE-->

In 1886, the Berlin-Lehrte railway, and with it Lehrter Bahnhof, was nationalized and subsequently came under the control of the [[Prussian State Railways]].{{Cn|date=May 2023}}

Even in its early years, the line was known as one of the country's fastest: in 1872, express trains could attain a speed of {{cvt|90|km/h|0}}. 19 December 1932 marked the maiden voyage of the famous diesel-powered [[Fliegender Hamburger]] (Flying Hamburger), which whisked passengers to Hamburg at {{cvt|160|km/h|0}}.

In the [[Second World War]] the station was severely damaged. After the war, the shell was repaired such that it could be used temporarily. During the late 1940s it became a frequent spot for [[Group of Soviet Forces in Germany|Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany]] soldiers to [[Rape during the occupation of Germany|sexually assault passengers]].<ref>Naimark, Norman M. (1995). ''The Russians in Germany: A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945–1949''. Cambridge: Belknap Press. p. 89.</ref> However, the postwar [[division of Germany]] spelled the end for most of [[West Berlin]]'s mainline stations. On 28 August 1951 the final train departed from Lehrter Bahnhof, heading for [[Wustermark]] and [[Nauen]]. On 9 July 1957 demolition began, and on 22 April 1958 the main entrance was blown up. The biggest challenge in the demolition of the station was to preserve the viaducts of the Stadtbahn, which ran directly overhead. Work was completed in the summer of 1959.

===Lehrter Stadtbahnhof from 1882 to 2002===
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On 15 May 1882, Lehrter Stadtbahnhof opened, situated on the Stadtbahn [[viaduct]] at the northern end of Lehrter Bahnhof's concourse.
This four-track station on the Stadtbahn was used mainly by suburban trains. The main purpose of the Stadtbahn was to connect central areas of Berlin with the Lehrter Bahnhof, the [[Berlin Ostbahnhof#Early history|Schlesischer Bahnhof]] termini with nearby [[Charlottenburg]], then still a separate city. It also provided an east–west railway connection across the centre of Berlin.

Because of steadily increasing traffic to Lehrter Stadtbahnhof and its location on a bridge crossing the north end of Lehrter Bahnhof, elaborate changes were made to the track structure in 1912 and again in 1929. On 1 December 1930, the newly electrified suburban trains were given the designation [[S-Bahn]], making the Lehrter Stadtbahnhof an S-Bahnhof.

During the War, in April 1943 the station was bombed by the Polish sabotage and diversionary squad "[[Zagra-lin]]".

The Stadtbahnhof survived WWII intact, but came to lose its pre-war significance due to the division of Berlin; with Lehrter Bahnhof closed, the Stadtbahnhof served only a relatively underpopulated area near the border with [[East Berlin]]. It was the final stop in [[West Berlin]]; the next station, Berlin [[Berlin Friedrichstraße station|Friedrichstraße]], was in [[East Berlin]], although it served as a stop on the West Berlin S- and U-Bahn systems; these parts of the station were sealed off and inaccessible to East Berliners. The S-Bahn, like the mainlines leading to [[West Berlin]], was run by the [[East Germany|East German]] railway, the [[Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)|Deutsche Reichsbahn]]. The 1961 construction of the [[Berlin Wall]] further isolated the station, and led to a [[boycott]] of the S-Bahn in West Berlin that lasted until the 1980s, when operation of the West Berlin S-Bahn lines was transferred to the West Berlin transit authority, the [[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe|BVG]].

[[Berlin]]'s 750th-anniversary celebration in 1987 saw the station, now under West Berlin control, renovated at a cost of about [[German mark|DM]] 10 million. Because it had largely been preserved in its original condition, it became a [[listed building]].

However, in 2002, Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was demolished to make way for the new central station, despite its listed status. The argument was that [[Berlin Bellevue railway station|Bellevue]] and [[Hackescher Markt railway station|Hackescher Markt]] stations were architecturally similar. Hackescher Markt, in former [[East Berlin]], had been restored in 1994–1996, after [[German reunification]].

===Planning the new station===
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Soon after the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] in 1989, city planners began work on a transport plan for reunified Berlin. One element of this became the "Pilzkonzept" (mushroom concept), in which a new north–south railway line intersecting the Stadtbahn was to be constructed. The name derived from the shape formed by the new line and existing lines, which vaguely resembles a mushroom.

In June 1992 the federal government decided that the new station should be built on the site of Lehrter Bahnhof. While close to the centre of Berlin and government buildings, the area was still not heavily populated. The following year, a design competition for the project was held, which was won by the Hamburg architecture firm [[Gerkan, Marg and Partners]].

The design called for five levels. The highest level, on a bridge {{Convert|10|m}} above street level, was to have platforms for both long-distance and S-Bahn trains on the existing Stadbahn. The lowest level, {{Convert|15|m}} underground, was to have platforms served by new tunnels to [[Potsdamer Platz]] under the [[Spree (river)|Spree]] and the [[Tiergarten (park)|Tiergarten]], forming a new north–south line running to the northern part of the S-Bahn ring around central Berlin. Platforms for the planned extension to [[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]] line 5 were also included.

The planning approval for the station and the north–south connection was made on 12 September 1995. In 1997, a financing agreement was signed between Perleberger Straße and Spreebogen, between the federal government and the railway in the total amount of €700 million. The federal share amounted to €500 million. Any additional cost increases were supposed to be broken down according to a defined key.

New York-based [[Tishman Speyer|Tishman Speyer Properties]] was commissioned by Bahn AG to develop the station. Execution planning and construction supervision were carried out by the [[Stuttgart]] engineering consultants Schlaich, Bergermann and Partner.

The Hauptbahnhof was planned to have platforms for the cancelled [[Transrapid]] maglev train at track 8. Later on, it was replaced by normal railway tracks.

===Building the new station===
The building work took place in several stages. In 1995 the construction of the Tiergarten tunnels began, and this work was finished in 2005 with the completion of the last station tunnel. The tunnels provide four tubes for long-distance and regional services and two tubes in a separate alignment for the U-Bahn, in addition to a road tunnel ventilated by a {{cvt|60|m|ft|adj=mid|0}}-high tower completed in 2004. During its construction, the course of the Spree had to be diverted (1996–1998). Water leaks in the tunnels caused over one year's delay to the construction work.

In 1998, the construction of the station proper began. About {{Convert|1500000|m3||adj=}} of material were excavated for the pits, which are {{cvt|90000|sqm}} in total and about {{Convert|20|m|ftin|adj=}} deep. In their place, {{cvt|227000|m3}} of concrete and 13,000 tons of steel reinforcement were installed. With {{Convert|27|m||adj=on}}-long buoyancy anchors (a total of {{Convert|250|km}}) and {{Convert|180|km}} of inclined anchors, the foundation was anchored against the buoyant pressure of groundwater (200 kilonewtons per square meter).

On 9 September 1998, the [[foundation stone]] was laid symbolically by Federal Minister of Transport Wissmann, railway director Ludewig and Berlin's governing mayor [[Eberhard Diepgen]] in the then {{Convert|17|m|adj=on}}-deep excavation pit. The commissioning date was in 2003. Construction costs were estimated at 800 million DM (€409 million). Over 50 million long-distance passengers and 86 million regional passengers were projected to use the station each year.

After groundwater had penetrated into the excavation pit as a result of a leak, the completion date was postponed in the spring of 1999. The incident necessitated a far-reaching change in the safety concept during the construction phase, in order to keep the groundwater lying about {{Convert|3|m|ftin}} below the ground. Under the new schedule, the station's shell should have been finished in 2003, and trial operations should have begun in 2004. In the middle of 2001, commissioning for 2006 was expected.

Construction of the bridges for the new [[Berlin S-Bahn|S-Bahn]] route began in 2001. These needed to span not only the entire length of the station, but also the adjacent Humboldthafen port, and are {{cvt|450|m}} long. Because of the alignment of the S-Bahn they are curved, and each pair of tracks has a separate bridge. Bridges of this type had never been built before, and represented a special challenge for the Egyptian engineer [[Hani Azer]], the chief construction engineer since 2001.

The main station hall is spanned by a similarly curved glass roof with a surface area of about {{cvt|85|m}} by {{cvt|120|m}}, which was installed in February 2002. A [[photovoltaic]] system was integrated into the glass surface. The steel and glass construction was a difficult task for the engineers, particularly as the glass roofs were shortened by approximately {{Convert|100|m}} to speed up construction.

Over the first weekend of July 2002 the bridges and main station hall were brought into service so that traffic could be diverted onto the new alignment. The old Lehrter Stadtbahnhof S-Bahn station was closed and rapidly demolished to make way for further construction. On 9 September 2002 the station was renamed "Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Lehrter Bahnhof".

The main concourse, supported by two towers, provides roughly {{cvt|44000|sqm}} of commercial space. Construction of the towers began in 2005. On two separate weekends, 29 July and 13 August 2005, structural frames were installed, supporting the structure above the east–west tracks. This was built using a new technique: the frames, each weighing {{Convert|1250|t|lb|0|abbr=on|sp=|adj=on}}, were lowered by steel cables at a rate of {{cvt|6|m|ftin}} per hour; the remaining {{cvt|20|mm}} gap between the bow frames upon completion of the lowering process was subsequently closed.

During summer 2003 a survey commissioned by Peter Strieder, [[Berlin]]'s Senator for City Development and Traffic, and Deutsche Bahn director Hartmut Mehdorn was conducted among Berlin residents with the intention of selecting a name for the station. Of the three possibilities listed on the survey, the majority of participants opted for Lehrter Bahnhof; nevertheless, the station remained "Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Lehrter Bahnhof", an option that was not listed. It was decided early in 2005 that the station would be renamed "Berlin [[Hauptbahnhof]]" on the date of its opening, 28 May 2006, to avoid confusing rail passengers. On the same day, Berlin Papestraße station, which was rebuilt as the city's second-largest station, opened officially under its new name, [[Berlin Südkreuz railway station|Berlin Südkreuz]] (South Cross), similar to the existing [[Ostkreuz]] and [[Westkreuz]] stations. It is also on the new north–south route. Although it was intended to open a further station as Berlin-Nordkreuz (North Cross), the name [[Berlin Gesundbrunnen railway station|Berlin-Gesundbrunnen]] was retained for what became Berlin's fourth biggest railway station for commuter and long-distance trains, located in a more northern part of Berlin, where the circle and north–south-line of the [[S-Bahn]] cross each other.

In 2005 the bridging segments, which cross over the roof of the station, were lowered. This was the first time this unique method to build later office rooms was applied.

The architect [[Meinhard von Gerkan]] filed a complaint against [[Deutsche Bahn]] in October 2005 after Deutsche Bahn altered the station construction timeline without proper approval.<ref>16th Berlin Superior Court of Justice, AZ 16 O 240/05</ref> The complaint was upheld in late 2006. There may therefore be further construction on the station in the future.

In addition, Deutsche Bahn decided to implement a slightly different version of the "Pilzkonzept" by running intercity trains through the new Tiergarten tunnels rather than via the Stadtbahn. This move was unpopular for its effect on Berlin's two previous main stations; [[Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station|Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten]] (Zoo Station) was downgraded to a regional railway station, and the number of mainline services to [[Berlin Ostbahnhof]] (East Station) was drastically reduced.<ref>Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, [https://ssrn.com/abstract=1355969 "The Train has Left the Station: Do Markets Value Intra-City Access to Inter-City Rail Connections"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116072642/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1355969 |date=16 January 2023 }}, March 2009.</ref>

===Opening ceremony===
On 26 May 2006, the station was ceremonially opened by Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], who arrived together with transport minister [[Wolfgang Tiefensee]] in a specially chartered [[Intercity Express]] from [[Leipzig]].<ref name="rgi20060701">{{cite news |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/merkel-opens-berlin-hauptbahnhof.html |title=Merkel opens Berlin Hauptbahnhof |date=1 July 2006 |publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]] |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212701/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/merkel-opens-berlin-hauptbahnhof.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A "Symphony of Light" was performed immediately following the dedication. [[Reamonn]] and [[BAP (German band)|BAP]] performed at the station, and there were also events at the other new stations: [[Berlin Gesundbrunnen railway station|Gesundbrunnen]], [[Berlin Potsdamer Platz station|Potsdamer Platz]] and [[Berlin Südkreuz railway station|Südkreuz]]. Berlin Hauptbahnhof officially went into operation on 28 May 2006.

The opening ceremony was marred by an attack by a drunken 16-year-old wielding a [[knife]], who stabbed members of the public leaving the ceremony. Forty-one people were wounded,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/nachrichten/journal/justiz/deutschland/334215 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526033659/http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/nachrichten/journal/justiz/deutschland/334215 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2012 |title=Mutmaßlicher Amokläufer bittet Opfer um Verzeihung |work=[[Rheinische Post|RP Online]] |access-date=30 May 2006}}</ref> six seriously, before the youth was arrested.<ref>{{cite web |author=Erik Kirschbaum and Claudia Kade |url=http://today.reuters.co.uk/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-27T160017Z_01_L27603276_RTRUKOC_0_UK-GERMANY-STATION-ATTACK.xml |title=Man stabs 28 after opening of Berlin train station |agency=Reuters |access-date=3 June 2006}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> According to police, the youth said he could not remember his act of violence and denied it. One of the first stabbing victims was [[HIV]]-positive, leading to worries that other victims may have been infected, although this did not prove to be the case. The youth was charged with attempted murder,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200605281126/1d491093 |title=HIV fears after teen's stabbing spree in Berlin |date=28 May 2006 |access-date=30 May 2006 |work=Radio New Zealand |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204075926/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200605281126/1d491093 |archive-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> and was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted [[manslaughter]] in 33 cases in 2007.

===Since opening===
On 18 January 2007, two steel beams of the south-west façade were torn loose during [[Kyrill (storm)|European windstorm Kyrill]]. One of them, an {{Convert|8.4|m|ftin|adj=on}}-long beam weighing {{Convert|1.35|t|lb|0|sp=|adj=on}}, dropped {{Convert|40|m}} onto a staircase below, and the other impacted and damaged a third beam. The station had suffered some flooding and had been evacuated due to the complete cancellation of train service in Germany. Consequently, nobody was injured and the station was cleared for reopening the following day. The beams had not been welded or bolted in place<ref name="spiegel lose">{{cite news |title=Berlins Pannen-Bahnhof – künftig ab Windstärke acht geschlossen |url=http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,461009,00.html |access-date=20 August 2010 |newspaper=Spiegel online |date=19 January 2007 |agency=itz/AP/ddp/dpa |language=de |archive-date=2 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102231519/http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,461009,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but laid down like shelves in a bookcase.<ref name="sd lose">{{langx|de|"wie Regalbretter"}}, {{cite news |title=Berliner Hauptbahnhof erneut gesperrt |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/angst-vor-neuem-sturm-berliner-hauptbahnhof-erneut-gesperrt-1.661739 |access-date=20 August 2010 |newspaper=sueddeutsche.de |date=21 January 2007 |agency=AP/dpa |language=de |archive-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819101933/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/angst-vor-neuem-sturm-berliner-hauptbahnhof-erneut-gesperrt-1.661739 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next days extra lugs were welded to the remaining beams to secure them in place<ref name="sd nasen">{{cite news |title=Der Berliner Hauptbahnhof – jetzt bald sturmsicher |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/kyrill-und-die-folgen-der-berliner-hauptbahnhof-jetzt-bald-sturmsicher-1.858179 |access-date=20 August 2010 |newspaper=sueddeutsche.de |date=22 January 2007 |agency=AFP/dpa/AP |language=de |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726215315/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/kyrill-und-die-folgen-der-berliner-hauptbahnhof-jetzt-bald-sturmsicher-1.858179 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the station declared stormproof on 23 January.<ref name="ts sturmsicher">{{cite news |last=kt |title=Hauptbahnhof ist jetzt sturmsicher |access-date=20 August 2010 |newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel |date=23 January 2007 |language=de |url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/hauptbahnhof-ist-jetzt-sturmsicher/801964.html |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116072644/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/hauptbahnhof-ist-jetzt-sturmsicher-1439494.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Berlin U-Bahn line [[U55 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U55]] opened in August 2009, connecting Hauptbahnhof with the [[Berlin Brandenburger Tor station|Brandenburger Tor station]]. In December 2020 the line was extended to [[Alexanderplatz]] and it became part of line [[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]].

The airport express line was connected to the new [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] in 2020. It still has a travel time of 30 minutes.

The rail bridge construction leading into the upper level of the station forms a curve, and some of the screws holding it in place have loosened. This required a €25 million reconstruction which involved the closure of the upper level rail tracks during a 3-month period in summer 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Neuer Ärger für Fahrgäste der Bahn |url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/hauptbahnhof-berlin--neuer-aerger-fuer-fahrgaeste-der-bahn,10809148,22395810.html |newspaper=Berliner Zeitung |date=18 April 2013 |language=de |access-date=28 April 2013 |archive-date=30 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430140956/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/hauptbahnhof-berlin--neuer-aerger-fuer-fahrgaeste-der-bahn,10809148,22395810.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, the train station became a key gateway for tens of thousands of [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|refugees fleeing Ukraine]] and entering Germany. The station's basement became a makeshift processing point where refugees received supplies and directed to temporary accommodation or their next destination.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-refugees-berlin-train-station-edb2091066361e30c80d0a4ab5bc342a |title=Berlin train station turns into refugee town for Ukrainians |last=Grieshaber |first=Kirsten |website=Associated Press |date=17 March 2022 |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318102139/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-refugees-berlin-train-station-edb2091066361e30c80d0a4ab5bc342a |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Operational usage==
The upper level of the station has six tracks (two of which are used for the [[Berlin S-Bahn]]) served by three island platforms. The lower level has eight tracks served by four island platforms for main-line trains, plus a further island platform for the [[Berlin U-Bahn]]. The lower level is often denoted by 'tief' on travel guides, etc. (thus the calling point may be "Berlin Hbf (tief)"). There is no rail connection between the upper and lower level track in the station area (or anywhere else nearby). 1,800 trains call at the station per day and the daily number of passengers is estimated to be at 350,000.

The upper part of the station, with the east–west tracks, is part of the Berlin Stadtbahn, with trains leading to locations including [[Hanover]] and [[Cologne]]. The subterranean station, which lies in the north-south Tiergarten tunnel, offers long-distance services to [[Hamburg]], [[Leipzig]] or [[Munich]].

===U-Bahn===
[[File:Estación Central, Berlín, Alemania, 2016-04-21, DD 43-45 HDR.JPG|thumb|Night view of the Berlin Hauptbahnhof]]
The U-Bahn tracks are served by the [[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]], running from Hauptbahnhof to Hönow via Alexanderplatz. It was opened on 8 August 2009 as line U55, a shuttle to Brandenburger Tor via Bundestag, the only intermediate station. This line was operated as a single-track shuttle, and only one of the two platform tracks was used, the other being behind a metal fence, mounted in the ground. Construction of a {{cvt|2.2|km}} connection to line [[U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U5]] commenced in April 2010 and opened to the public on 4 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/urban-rail-news-in-brief-6.html |title=Urban rail news in brief – May 2010 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |access-date=14 May 2011}}</ref> In the long term it is planned to extend the U5 from the main station towards the west to Turmstraße and Jungfernheide. Due to lack of funds from the state of Berlin, the northwestern continuation is not expected in the near future.

The underground station is in the second level of the main station, and east of the deep north–south train platforms (tracks 1–8). It has a central platform, which is covered with granite. To exit the platform are three stairs, an escalator and a lift. In addition, the station is equipped with tactile paving for accessibility.

The platform hall has a length of {{Convert|140|m}}, {{Convert|11|m|ftin}}, in height and {{Convert|19|m|ftin}} in width. The wall cladding consists of enamel plates which are decorated with photographs of the former Berlin head stations. Furthermore, colored lighting illuminates the ceiling space above the platform.

Since it is the terminus of the U5, a short two-pronged branch railway was built to the north. One of the two sweeping tracks is located at a lockable manhole, through which the U-Bahn carriages can be replaced if necessary with a crane.

Zoning for the underground line U11 under the Invalidenstraße is provided for at the station, but construction of this line has not yet commenced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=BVG-Konzept sieht Verlängerung aller Berliner U-Bahnlinien vor |url=https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2023/03/berlin-bvg-ubahn-konzept-verlaengerung-aussenbezirke-ringlinie.html |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.rbb24.de |language=de}}</ref>

===Trams===
In 2009, the approval process was started to build a tram track connecting Hauptbahnhof to the existing [[Trams in Berlin|tram network]]. After some legal hurdles by residents,<ref>{{cite news |author=Peter Neumann |date=12 May 2009 |title=Neue Invalidenstraße - es wird geplant und geklagt |language=de |trans-title=Tenants and landlords feared onslaught of cars: New Invalidenstraße - it is planned and appealed] |newspaper=[[Berliner Zeitung]] |url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/mieter-und-vermieter-befuerchten-ansturm-der-autos-neue-invalidenstrasse---es-wird-geplant-und-geklagt,10810590,10639098.html |access-date=27 October 2015 |archive-date=27 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227150838/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/mieter-und-vermieter-befuerchten-ansturm-der-autos-neue-invalidenstrasse---es-wird-geplant-und-geklagt,10810590,10639098.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>tagesspiegel.de.: ''[http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/tram-zum-hauptbahnhof-gericht-genehmigt-ausbau-der-invalidenstrasse-/3678508.html Tram to the main station: '' Court approves expansion of Invalidenstrasse ''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212045705/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/tram-zum-hauptbahnhof-gericht-genehmigt-ausbau-der-invalidenstrasse-/3678508.html |date=12 February 2021 }} In:. '' [[Der Tagesspiegel]] '', 22 December 2010''</ref> construction started in the spring of 2011.<ref>''[http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/hauptbahnhof-bekommt-eine-neue-s-bahn--und-strassenbahnanbindung-schneller-zum-zug,10810590,10791168.html Central Station gets a new S-Bahn and tram connections: fast to the train] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112182045/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/hauptbahnhof-bekommt-eine-neue-s-bahn--und-strassenbahnanbindung-schneller-zum-zug,10810590,10791168.html |date=12 January 2016 }} ''. In:. '' [[Berliner Zeitung]] '', 7 June 2011</ref> On 14 December 2014, line M5 was extended from [[Berlin Hackescher Markt station|S Hackescher Markt]] to Hauptbahnhof.<ref>tagesspiegel.de.: ''[http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/strassenbahn-in-berlin-im-dezember-faehrt-die-erste-tram-zum-hauptbahnhof/10951186.html In December drives the first tram to the main train station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118113506/http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/strassenbahn-in-berlin-im-dezember-faehrt-die-erste-tram-zum-hauptbahnhof/10951186.html |date=18 November 2015 }} In:. '' [[Der Tagesspiegel]] '', 9 November 2014''</ref>

On 29 August 2015, lines M8 and M10 were also extended from [[Berlin Nordbahnhof|S Nordbahnhof]] to Hauptbahnhof.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-21 |title=Berliner Straßenbahnen: Bald fahren auch die M8 und M10 nach Moabit |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/berliner-strassenbahnen-bald-fahren-auch-die-m8-und-m10-nach-moabit-li.60047 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref>

In May 2023, the extension of the M10 line to [[Turmstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)|Turmstraße]] U-Bahn station in the Moabit suburb, which had been planned since 2015 and has been under construction since 2021, was opened. It significantly improved the connection between the main railway station and the surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Neue Berliner Straßenbahnstrecke eröffnet: Die M10 fährt jetzt bis zur Moabiter Turmstraße |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/eroffnung-der-neuen-berliner-strassenbahnstrecke-mit-tempo-30-durch-moabit-10442911.html |access-date=2024-11-08 |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |language=de-DE |issn=1865-2263}}</ref>

==Train services==
The station is served by the following services:<ref>[http://kursbuch.bahn.de/hafas/kbview.exe/dn?st_name=Berlin+Hbf&st_filter=&cat_name=&searchmode=station&mainframe=result&orig=sS&dosearch=1&oblig_st=1&submitButton=Suche+starten Timetables for Berlin Hauptbahnhof] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014191938/http://kursbuch.bahn.de/hafas/kbview.exe/dn?st_name=Berlin+Hbf&st_filter=&cat_name=&searchmode=station&mainframe=result&orig=sS&dosearch=1&oblig_st=1&submitButton=Suche+starten |date=14 October 2013 }} {{in lang|de}}</ref>

===Long distance===
{| class="wikitable"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe6"
! Line
! colspan="4" | Route
! Level
! Interval
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 8}}
| colspan="4" |([[Berlin Gesundbrunnen station|Berlin-Gesundbrunnen]] –) '''Berlin Hbf''' – [[Berlin Südkreuz station|Berlin Südkreuz]] – [[Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof|Halle]] – [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]] – [[Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof|Nürnberg]] – [[München Hauptbahnhof|München]]
|Low
|Every 2 hours
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 9}}
|[[Berlin Ostbahnhof]] –
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |'''Berlin Hbf''' – [[Berlin-Spandau station|Berlin-Spandau]] – [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Köln]] – [[Bonn Hauptbahnhof|Bonn]]
| rowspan="2" |High
| rowspan="2" |3 train pairs
|-
|[[Berlin Südkreuz station|Berlin Südkreuz]] –
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 10}}
| rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|[[Berlin Ostbahnhof station|Berlin Ostbahnhof]] –}} '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Hannover Hauptbahnhof|Hanover]]&nbsp;– [[Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof|Bielefeld]] – ([[Hamm (Westfalen) station|Hamm]] –)
| colspan="3" | [[Dortmund Hauptbahnhof|Dortmund]] – [[Duisburg Hauptbahnhof|Duisburg]] – [[Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof|Düsseldorf]] (– [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Cologne]] / [[Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof|Mönchengladbach]]) 
| rowspan="3" | Low
| rowspan="2" | Hourly<br/>''([[Portion working|portion]] via Wuppertal every 2 hours)''
|-
| colspan="3" | ''[[Hagen Hauptbahnhof|Hagen]] – [[Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof|Wuppertal]] – Cologne''
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 11}}
| colspan="4" | Berlin Gesundbrunnen&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hauptbahnhof|Lutherstadt Wittenberg]]&nbsp;– [[Leipzig Hauptbahnhof|Leipzig]]&nbsp;– [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Fulda station|Fulda]]&nbsp;– [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Mannheim Hauptbahnhof|Mannheim]]&nbsp;– [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]]&nbsp;– [[Augsburg Hauptbahnhof|Augsburg]]&nbsp;– [[München Hauptbahnhof|Munich]] (– [[Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof|Innsbruck]])
| rowspan="2" |Every 2 hours
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 13}}
| colspan="4" | {{nowrap|Berlin Ostbahnhof –}} '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Brunswick&nbsp;– Göttingen&nbsp;– Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe&nbsp;– Fulda – [[Frankfurt Airport long-distance station|Frankfurt Airport]]
| rowspan="6" |High
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 14}}
| rowspan="2" |Berlin Ostbahnhof – '''Berlin Hbf –''' Hanover –
|[[Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof|Bielefeld]] – [[Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof|Gütersloh]] – Dortmund –
| rowspan="2" |[[Essen Hauptbahnhof|Essen]] – Düsseldorf –
|''Mönchengladbach – [[Aachen Hauptbahnhof|Aachen]]''
| rowspan="2" |Every 2 hours<br/>''(one train pair)''
|-
|[[Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof|Osnabrück]] – [[Münster Hauptbahnhof|Münster]] – [[Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof|Recklinghausen]]
|Köln (– [[Aachen Hauptbahnhof|Aachen]])
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 15}}
| [[Hamburg-Altona station|Hamburg-Altona]] – [[Ludwigslust station|Ludwigslust]] –
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |'''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof|Halle]]&nbsp;– Erfurt&nbsp;– Eisenach – Frankfurt – [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof|Darmstadt]]
| rowspan="2" |Some trains
|-
|[[Ostseebad Binz station|Ostseebad Binz]] – [[Stralsund Hauptbahnhof|Stralsund]] –
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 16}}
| colspan="4" |Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin Hbf – Berlin Spandau – Frankfurt 
| rowspan="5" |Every 2 hours
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 17}}
| colspan="4" | [[Warnemünde station|Warnemünde]] – Rostock&nbsp;– [[Waren (Müritz)|Waren]]&nbsp;– [[Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof|Neustrelitz]]&nbsp;– {{stn|Oranienburg}}&nbsp;– Berlin Gesundbrunnen&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– {{nowrap|{{stn|Berlin Südkreuz}} –}} {{stn|BER Airport}} – {{stn|Elsterwerda}}&nbsp;– [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden]] (– [[Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof|Chemnitz]])
| rowspan="2" |Low
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 18}}
| colspan="4" | ([[Kiel Hauptbahnhof|Kiel]] –/[[Hamburg Hauptbahnhof|Hamburg]]&nbsp;– /{{nowrap|Berlin Gesundbrunnen –)}} '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Bitterfeld station|Bitterfeld]]&nbsp;– Halle&nbsp;– Erfurt&nbsp;– [[Erlangen station|Erlangen]]&nbsp;– [[Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof|Nuremberg]]&nbsp;– [[Ingolstadt Hauptbahnhof|Ingolstadt]]&nbsp;/ Augsburg&nbsp;– Munich
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 19}}
| colspan="4" | [[Berlin Ostbahnhof]] – '''Berlin Hbf''' – [[Hannover Hauptbahnhof|Hanover]] – [[Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof|Bielefeld]] – [[Hamm (Westf) Hauptbahnhof|Hamm]] – [[Hagen Hauptbahnhof|Hagen]] – [[Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof|Wuppertal]] – [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Köln]](– [[Bonn Hauptbahnhof|Bonn]] – [[Koblenz Hauptbahnhof|Koblenz]] – [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]])
|High
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 20}}
| colspan="4" |Berlin Gesundbrunnen – Berlin Hbf – [[Leipzig Hauptbahnhof|Leipzig]] – [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt]] – [[Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof|Karlsruhe]] – [[Freiburg Hauptbahnhof|Freiburg]] – [[Basel SBB railway station|Basel SBB]] – [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich]]
| rowspan="8" |Low
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 21}}
| colspan="4" |'''Berlin Hbf''' – [[Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof|Eberswalde]] – [[Prenzlau station|Prenzlau]] – [[Greifswald station|Greifswald]] – Stralsund – Ostseebad Binz
|3 train pairs
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 22}}
| colspan="4" |Berlin Ostbahnhof – '''Berlin Hbf''' – Wolfsburg – [[Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof|Brunswick]] – [[Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof|Hildesheim]] – [[Göttingen station|Göttingen]] – [[Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station|Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe]] – Frankfurt 
|Some trains
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 27}}<br/>{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|IC 27}}<br/>{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|EC 27}}
| colspan="4" |[[Hamburg Hauptbahnhof|Hamburg]]&nbsp;– '''Berlin'''&nbsp;– [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden]] (&nbsp;– [[Praha-Holešovice railway station|Prague]] – [[Brno hlavní nádraží|Brno]] –&nbsp;[[Budapest Keleti railway station|Budapest]]/[[Graz Hauptbahnhof|Graz]])
| Every 2 hours
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 28}}
| Ostseebad Binz&nbsp;– Stralsund&nbsp;–
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |'''Berlin'''&nbsp;– Leipzig&nbsp;– Erfurt&nbsp;– [[Bamberg station|Bamberg]]&nbsp;– Nuremberg&nbsp;– (Ingolstadt&nbsp;–) Augsburg&nbsp;– Munich
|1 train pair
|-
|Hamburg-Altona&nbsp;–
|Every 2 hours
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 29}}
| colspan="4" | (Hamburg-Altona – Hamburg Hbf –) {{nowrap|Berlin Gesundbrunnen –}} '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Halle&nbsp;– Erfurt&nbsp;– Nuremberg&nbsp;– Munich
| 5 train pairs
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|IC 29}}
| colspan="4" |Dagebüll Mole – [[Niebüll station|Niebüll]] – [[Husum station (Germany)|Husum]] – [[Itzehoe station|Itzehoe]] – Hamburg – Ludwigslust – '''Berlin Hbf'''
| rowspan="2" |1 train pair
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 48}}
| colspan="4" |Berlin Ostbahnhof – '''Berlin Hbf''' – [[Potsdam Hauptbahnhof|Potsdam]] – Magdeburg – Hannover – Dortmund – Essen – Köln – Frankfurt Airport – Stuttgart – Augsburg – München
| rowspan="6" |High
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|IC 56}}
| rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|{{stn|Norddeich Mole}} /  [[Emden Außenhafen station|Emden Außenhafen]] –}} [[Oldenburg (Oldenburg) Hauptbahnhof|Oldenburg]]&nbsp;– [[Bremen Hauptbahnhof|Bremen]]&nbsp;– [[Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof|Magdeburg]]&nbsp;– '''Berlin'''
| colspan="3" |&nbsp;– [[Cottbus station|Cottbus]]
| rowspan="4" |Some trains
|-
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;– Rostock&nbsp;– [[Warnemünde station|Warnemünde]]/[[Bergen auf Rügen station|Bergen auf Rügen]]
|-
|[[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden]]&nbsp;– [[Elsterwerda station|Elsterwerda]]&nbsp;– [[BER Airport station|Berlin Airport]]&nbsp;– '''Berlin'''
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 77}} <br/>{{ric|DB Fernverkehr|IC 77}}
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Berlin Ostbahnhof –}} '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Stendal&nbsp;– Hanover&nbsp;– [[Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof|Osnabrück]]&nbsp;
| colspan="3" |&nbsp;– [[Münster Hauptbahnhof|Münster]] (ICE)
|-
| colspan="3" |&nbsp;– [[Rheine station|Rheine]]&nbsp;– {{rws|Amersfoort Centraal||Amersfoort}}&nbsp;– {{rws|Amsterdam Centraal||Amsterdam}} (IC)
|Every 2 hours
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|ICE 91}}
| colspan="4" |Hamburg-Altona&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Berlin Spandau –)}} '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof|Halle]]&nbsp;– [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]]&nbsp;&nbsp;– Nuremberg&nbsp;– [[Passau Hauptbahnhof|Passau]]&nbsp;– [[Linz Hauptbahnhof|Linz]]&nbsp;– [[Wien Hauptbahnhof|Vienna]]
| Low
| 1 train pair 
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|DB Fernverkehr|EC 95}}
| colspan="4" | ''[[Berlin-Warszawa-Express]]'' ([[Polish State Railways|PKP]]: {{routeBox|EIC||#6C727A|white}}):<br />'''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Berlin Ostbahnhof –}} [[Frankfurt (Oder) station|Frankfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Poznań Główny railway station|Poznań]]&nbsp;– [[Warszawa Centralna railway station|Warsaw]]<br>''Gedania'' ([[Polish State Railways|PKP]]: {{routeBox|IC||#EF7F0B|white}}):<br>'''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Berlin Ostbahnhof –}} [[Frankfurt (Oder) station|Frankfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Poznań Główny railway station|Poznań]]&nbsp;– [[Gdynia Główna railway station|Gdynia]]<br>''[[Wawel (train)|Wawel]]'' ([[Polish State Railways|PKP]]: {{routeBox|IC||#EF7F0B|white}}):<br>'''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Berlin Ostbahnhof –}} [[Frankfurt (Oder) station|Frankfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Wrocław Główny railway station|Wrocław]]&nbsp;– [[Katowice railway station|Katowice]]&nbsp;– [[Kraków Główny railway station|Kraków]]&nbsp;– [[Rzeszów Główny railway station|Rzeszów]]&nbsp;– [[Przemyśl Główny railway station|Przemyśl]]
| rowspan="6" |High
| 4 train pairs daily (Warsaw)<br>1 train pair daily (Gdynia)<br>1 train pair daily (Przemyśl)
|-
| align="center" | {{Bahnlinie|IC||NJ}}
| colspan="4" |''[[ÖBB Nightjet]]''<br/>[[Berlin-Charlottenburg station|Berlin-Charlottenburg]]&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Berlin Ostbahnhof –}} [[Frankfurt (Oder) station|Frankfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Wrocław Główny railway station|Wrocław]]&nbsp;– [[Ostrava]]&nbsp;– [[Wien Hauptbahnhof|Vienna]]
| rowspan="2" | 1 train pair daily
|-
| align="center" | {{Bahnlinie|IC||NJ}}
| colspan="4" | ''[[ÖBB Nightjet]]''<br />Hamburg-Altona&nbsp;– '''Berlin'''&nbsp;– Halle&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Frankfurt South –}} [[Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof|Karlsruhe]]&nbsp;– Freiburg&nbsp;– Basel&nbsp;– [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich]]
|-
| align="center" | '''300/301'''
| colspan="4" | ''[[Snälltåget]]''<br/>'''Berlin Hbf''' – Hamburg – [[Ørestad railway station|Copenhagen]] – [[Malmö Central Station|Malmö]] – [[Stockholm Central Station|Stockholm]]
| 1 train daily (seasonal)
|-
| align="center" | {{Bahnlinie|RB||EN 345/346}}
| colspan="4" | ''[[SJ AB|SJ EuroNight]]''<br/>'''Berlin Hbf''' – Hamburg – [[Copenhagen Airport railway station|Copenhagen]] – [[Malmö Central Station|Malmö]] – [[Stockholm Central Station|Stockholm]]
| 1 train daily
|-
| align="center" | {{Bahnlinie|RB||EN}}
| colspan="4" | ''Moscow&nbsp;– Berlin&nbsp;– Paris''<br />[[Moscow Belorussky railway station|Moscow]]&nbsp;– [[Vyazma]]&nbsp;– [[Smolensk]]&nbsp;– [[Orsha]]&nbsp;– [[Minsk railway station|Minsk]]&nbsp;– [[Baranavichy]]&nbsp;– [[Brest-Tsentralny railway station|Brest]]&nbsp;– [[Terespol]]&nbsp;– Warsaw&nbsp;– Poznań&nbsp;– [[Rzepin railway station|Rzepin]]&nbsp;– [[Frankfurt (Oder) station|Frankfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Berlin-Lichtenberg station|Berlin-Lichtenberg]]&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]]&nbsp;– {{nowrap|Frankfurt South&nbsp;–}} [[Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof|Karlsruhe]]&nbsp;– [[Gare de Strasbourg-Ville|Strasbourg]]&nbsp;– [[Paris Gare de l'Est|Paris&nbsp;Est]]
| Mon, Sat<br/>(discontinued as of 1 February 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/russischefoederationsicherheit/201536 |title=Russische Föderation: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise |publisher=[[Federal Foreign Office]] |access-date=14 March 2023|language=de}}</ref>)
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|European Sleeper|ES}}
| colspan="4" |''[[European Sleeper]]''<br/>[[Brussels-South railway station|Brussels]] – [[Rotterdam Centraal station|Rotterdam]] – [[Amsterdam Centraal station|Amsterdam]] – [[Amersfoort Centraal railway station|Amersfoort]] – [[Bad Bentheim station|Bad Bentheim]] – '''Berlin Hbf''' – Dresden – Bad Schandau – [[Praha hlavní nádraží|Prague]]
|1 train pair thrice a week
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|FlixTrain|10}}
| colspan="4" | '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Berlin Südkreuz]]&nbsp;– [[Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof|Halle (Saale)]]&nbsp;– [[Erfurt Hauptbahnhof|Erfurt]]&nbsp;– [[Gotha station|Gotha]]&nbsp;– [[Eisenach station|Eisenach]]&nbsp;– [[Fulda station|Fulda]]&nbsp;– {{nowrap|[[Frankfurt (Main) Süd station|Frankfurt South]]&nbsp;–}} [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof|Darmstadt]]&nbsp;– [[Weinheim (Bergstraße) station|Weinheim]]&nbsp;– [[Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof|Heidelberg]]&nbsp;– [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]]
| rowspan="3" |Low
| rowspan="2" | 1–2 train pairs daily
|-
| align="center" | {{ric|FlixTrain|30}}
| colspan="4" | [[Berlin Südkreuz]]&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Berlin-Spandau station|Berlin-Spandau]]&nbsp;– [[Hannover Hauptbahnhof|Hanover]]&nbsp;– [[Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof|Bielefeld]]&nbsp;– [[Dortmund Hauptbahnhof|Dortmund]]&nbsp;– [[Essen Hauptbahnhof|Essen]]&nbsp;– [[Duisburg Hauptbahnhof|Duisburg]]&nbsp;– [[Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof|Düsseldorf]]&nbsp;– [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Cologne]]
|-
| align="center" |{{ric|FlixTrain|35}}
| colspan="4" |Hamburg – '''Berlin Hbf''' – Leipzig
|up to 3 train pairs daily
|}

===Regional services===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Line
! colspan="3" | Route
! Level
! Interval in the peak
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland|HBX|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | '''''[[Harz-Berlin-Express]]'''''<br />Berlin Ostbahnhof&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Potsdam&nbsp;– [[Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof|Magdeburg]]&nbsp;– {{stn|Halberstadt}} <small>(train split)</small> – {{stn|Quedlinburg}}&nbsp;– [[Thale Hauptbahnhof|Thale]] / Wernigerode&nbsp;– {{stn|Goslar}}
| high
| 2 train pairs
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|FEX|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | '''''Airport Express'''''<br />(Berlin Charlottenburg&nbsp;–) '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Gesundbrunnen&nbsp;– Berlin Ostkreuz&nbsp;– {{stn|BER Airport}}
| low
| {{0}}30&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn|RE 1|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | Magdeburg&nbsp;– [[Brandenburg Hauptbahnhof|Brandenburg]]&nbsp;– Potsdam&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– {{stn|Erkner}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Fürstenwalde (Spree)}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Frankfurt (Oder)}} (– [[Cottbus Hauptbahnhof|Cottbus]])
| high
| {{0}}20&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn|RE 2|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | Nauen&nbsp;– Berlin-Spandau&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Ostkreuz&nbsp;– {{stn|Königs Wusterhausen}}&nbsp;–{{stn|Lübbenau (Spreewald)}}&nbsp;– Vetschau&nbsp;– Cottbus
| high
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|RE 3|inline=croute}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hauptbahnhof|Lutherstadt Wittenberg]]&nbsp;– {{stn|Jüterbog}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Ludwigsfelde}}&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– [[Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof|Eberswalde]]&nbsp;– {{stn|Angermünde}}&nbsp;–
| {{stn|Schwedt (Oder)}}
| rowspan="2" | low
| rowspan="2" | {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| Prenzlau&nbsp;– Greifswald&nbsp;– [[Stralsund Hauptbahnhof|Stralsund]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn|RE 4|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | {{stn|Falkenberg (Elster)}}&nbsp;– Jüterbog&nbsp;– Ludwigsfelde&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin-Spandau&nbsp;– {{stn|Dallgow-Döberitz}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Wustermark}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Rathenow}}
| low
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|RE 5|inline=croute}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Berlin Südkreuz&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Gesundbrunnen&nbsp;– {{stn|Oranienburg}}&nbsp;– [[Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof|Neustrelitz]]&nbsp;– 
| Güstrow&nbsp;– [[Rostock Hauptbahnhof|Rostock]]
| rowspan="2" | low
| rowspan="2" | {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| Neubrandenburg&nbsp;– Stralsund
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|RE 7|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | [[Dessau Hauptbahnhof|Dessau]]&nbsp;– {{stn|Bad Belzig}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Michendorf}}&nbsp;– Berlin-Wannsee&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Königs Wusterhausen&nbsp;– {{stn|Lübben (Spreewald)}}&nbsp;– {{stn|Senftenberg}}
| high
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn|RE 8N|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | {{stn|Wismar}}&nbsp;– [[Schwerin Hauptbahnhof|Schwerin]]&nbsp;– {{stn|Wittenberge}}&nbsp;– Nauen&nbsp;– Berlin-Spandau&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Ostkreuz&nbsp;– BER Airport
| high
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"|{{rcb|Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn|RE 8S|inline=croute}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Potsdamer Platz&nbsp;– Berlin Südkreuz&nbsp;– Wünsdorf-Waldstadt&nbsp;– Luckau-Uckro&nbsp;– 
| Doberlug-Kirchhain&nbsp;– {{stn|Elsterwerda}}
| rowspan="2" | low
| rowspan="2" | {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| {{stn|Finsterwalde (Niederlausitz)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|RB 10|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | Berlin Südkreuz&nbsp;– Berlin Potsdamer Platz&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Jungfernheide&nbsp;– Berlin-Spandau&nbsp;– Falkensee&nbsp;– Nauen
| low
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|RB 14|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | Berlin Südkreuz&nbsp;– Berlin Potsdamer Platz&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Jungfernheide&nbsp;– Berlin-Spandau&nbsp;– Falkensee&nbsp;– Nauen
| low
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{rcb|DB Regio Nordost|RB 23-BB|inline=croute}}
| colspan="3" | {{stn|Golm}}&nbsp;– Potsdam&nbsp;– {{stn|Potsdam Griebnitzsee}}&nbsp;– Berlin-Wannsee&nbsp;– '''Berlin Hbf'''&nbsp;– Berlin Ostkreuz&nbsp;– BER Airport
| high
| {{0}}60&nbsp;min
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:right; font-size:smaller;" |As of 12 December 2022
|}

===S-Bahn and U-Bahn===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Line
! Route
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{Rail-interchange|berlin|S3}}
| {{stn|Spandau}} – [[Berlin Westkreuz station|Westkreuz]] – '''Hauptbahnhof''' – {{stn|Alexanderplatz}} – [[Berlin Ostbahnhof|Ohstbahnhof]] – {{stn|Karlshorst}} – {{stn|Köpenick}} – {{stn|Erkner}}
|-
|  style="text-align:center"|{{Rail-interchange|berlin|S5}}
| Westkreuz – '''Hauptbahnhof''' – Alexanderplatz – Ostbahnhof – [[Berlin-Lichtenberg station|Lichtenberg]] – {{stn|Strausberg Nord}}
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{Rail-interchange|berlin|S7}} 
| [[Potsdam Hauptbahnhof|Potsdam]] – {{stn|Wannsee}} – Westkreuz – '''Hauptbahnhof''' – Alexanderplatz – Ostbahnhof – Lichtenberg – {{stn|Ahrensfelde}}
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{Rail-interchange|berlin|S9}} 
| Spandau – Westkreuz – '''Hauptbahnhof''' – Alexanderplatz – Ostbahnhof – {{stn|Schöneweide}} – Flughafen Brandenburg
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{Rail-interchange|berlin|U5}} 
| '''Hauptbahnhof''' – [[Bundestag (Berlin U-Bahn)|Bundestag]] – [[Berlin Brandenburger Tor station|Brandenburger Tor]] – [[Unter den Linden (Berlin U-Bahn)|Unter den Linden]] – [[Museumsinsel (Berlin U-Bahn)|Museumsinsel]] – [[Rotes Rathaus (Berlin U-Bahn)|Rotes Rathaus]] – Alexanderplatz – [[Frankfurter Allee (Berlin U-Bahn)|Frankfurter Allee]] – [[Berlin-Lichtenberg station|Lichtenberg]] – [[Berlin Wuhletal station|Wuhletal]] – [[Hönow (Berlin U-Bahn)|Hönow]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Hauptbahnhof|List of central stations]]
*[[List of railway stations in the Berlin area|Railway stations in Berlin]]
*[[Berlin–Palermo railway axis]]
*[[Rail transport in Germany]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Cite web |url=http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/bhftafel.exe/en?rt=1&input=Berlin_Hbf%238011160&boardType=dep&time=actual&productsFilter=11111&start=yes |title=Current departure time in Berlin Hbf |publisher=[[Deutsche Bahn]] |access-date=27 December 2013}}
*[https://www.bahnhof.de/bahnhof-en/Berlin_Hauptbahnhof-3803194 Berlin Hauptbahnhof | Deutsche Bahn AG] – Official DB site (in English).
*[http://www.panorama-cities.net/berlin/central_station.html Berlin Central Station am Washingtonplatz Berlin Germany] – Interactive panorama in front of the station
*{{Structurae|id=20003694|title=Berlin Central Station}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5017026.stm In pictures: Berlin's new station]  BBC pictures of the station and opening
*[http://www.isnichwahr.de/redirect11161.html Eröffnung Hauptbahnhof Berlin] – Pictures & videos of the opening (in German)

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