Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Contents IX
4. Maps XI
5. 1 Introduction: A City to Arrive in 1
6. 2 Potsdamer Bahnhof: One for the Price of Three 24
7. 3 The Anhalter: Grand Not So Central 42
8. 4 Stettiner Bahnhof: Vacation Station 61
9. 5 Schlesischer Bahnhof: The One That Survived 76
10. 6 The Stadtbahn: Europe’s Longest Station 96
11. 7 Hamburger Bahnhof: More than the Sum of its Parts 119
12. 8 The Görlitzer and Küstriner Stations: A New Generation 133
13. 9 Lehrter Bahnhof: Triumph and Failure 152
14. 10 The Beginning And The End of the Line: Berlin’s Dedicated Termini 168
15. 11 Plans! The Long Road to Hauptbahnhof 183
16. 12 Further Reading 199
17. Table of Figures 207
18. Index 211