Hannover Hauptbahnhof facts for kids
Hannover Hauptbahnhof (German for Hanover main station) is the main railway station of the German city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. It is the most important transportation service in the city. Each day, 250,000 people use the station.
It is served by local, regional and long-distance trains. It has 12 tracks on 6 platforms.
Hanover Central railway station was opened in 1843, and the new building in 1879.
The statue in front of the main building is showing Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, riding a horse.
Images for kids
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Central station in about 1850 (steel engraving)
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1861: The second building during the inauguration of the Ernest August Monument; virtual cutting of a donation of a full page of The Illustrated London News
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The Hauptbahnhof about 1900
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The underpass created by the raising of the tracks over the old Celler Heerstraße (looking northeast towards Raschplatz)
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Destroyed station in 1945
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View from Raschplatz of the back of the station
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Niki-de-Saint-Phalle-Promenade on the first basement level beneath the station
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Up to platform 7/8
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Stadtbahn station platform
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See also
In Spanish: Estación Central de Hannover para niños
