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Lehrter Bahnhof

Lehrter Bahnhof is a former railway station in Berlin, which was in use from 1868 to 1951. 1868-1871, the Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company built the 239-kilometer-long Lehrter Railway, which connected Hanover with Berlin via Lehrte. The Lehrter Bahnhof was known for its fast train connections. As early as 1872, express trains were running on the Lehrter railway at a speed of 90 km/h. From 1932, the diesel express train known as the "Fliegender Hamburger" ran up to 160 km/h from Lehrter Bahnhof to Hamburg in 138 minutes.The station was badly damaged in the Second World War. After the war, the burnt-out ruins were repaired and used due to a lack of alternatives until 1951. Since May 2006, the former site of the terminus has been home to the new central station of the German capital, Berlin Hauptbahnhof,. The name Lehrter Bahnhof was also used for the Lehrter Stadtbahnhof stop on the Berlin Stadtbahn, which opened in 1882. In 1930, this stop became part of the S-Bahn. In 2002 it was demolished and integrated into the new central station. Since then, the platforms in the Hauptbahnhof (still) have signs with the double name Berlin Hauptbahnhof - Lehrter Bahnhof.

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