München Hauptbahnhof (translated from German as Munich Central Station, short form: München Hbf) is the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) of Munich in Germany. It is one of the three long distance train stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. The station sees about 350,000 passengers a day which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany such as Hamburg and Frankfurt (Main) Hbf. The mainline station is a te...
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München Hauptbahnhof (translated from German as Munich Central Station, short form: München Hbf) is the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) of Munich in Germany. It is one of the three long distance train stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. The station sees about 350,000 passengers a day which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany such as Hamburg and Frankfurt (Main) Hbf. The mainline station is a terminal station, the subterranean S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations are through stations.
The current site, then situated outside the city walls, saw the first railway station in 1839, with the line from Munich to Lochhausen opening on September 1. On October 4, 1840, the Lochhausen line was extended to Augsburg. This first station was short-lived, however, as it fell victim to a fire on April 4, 1847.
The station was rebuilt from 1847 to 1849 as the Centralbahnhof according to plans by Friedrich Bürklein and reopened on September 22, 1849. Further...
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