What is Hannover Hauptbahnhof?
[[File:Hannover-hauptbahnhof.jpg|thumb|Hanover Central railway station]] '''Hannover Hauptbahnhof''' ([[German language|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bild.de/regional/hannover/bahnhof/hannovers-hauptbahnhof-ist-spitze-32243762.bild.html |title=Hanover Central Station is great (trans.) |author=C. Carsterhs and T. Schaarschmidt|date=4 September 2013 |website= |publisher= |accessdate=26 June 2014 }}</ref> 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. [[File:Ernst-August-Denkmal in Hannover.jpg|thumb|[[Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover]]]] The statue in front of the main building is showing [[Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover]], riding a horse. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} {{Transport-stub}} [[Category:1843 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1879 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1840s establishments in Germany]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Lower Saxony]] [[Category:Hanover]] [[Category:Railway stations in Germany]] [[Category:1870s establishments in Germany]]