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      Seven things you might not know about Hannover's railway station

      Ein großes altes Gebäude © Deutsche Bahn

      Hauptbahnhof Hannover

      It should come as no surprise that Hannover's Central Station is an important traffic hub, a shopping paradise and a popular meeting place. But what about non-existent platforms, a secret underground station and a musical manhole? Hannover.de has the answers.
      Shopping stores at the station© hannover.de

      Central hub

      Why the station never sleeps

      An ICE train stops at a platform, hurried travellers pull squeaking trolleys, and there is a jostling crowd at the stairs: typical station scenes that you...

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      Why the station never sleeps
      Ausschilderung am Hauptbahnhof Hannover. © hannover.de

      Platform curiosity

      Where are platforms five and six?

      Harry Potter travels into a magical world from the secret track "nine-and-three-quarters" at London's King's Cross station. Where do you think trains from...

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      Where are platforms five and six?
      Sign at the front of the main station© hannover.de

      Train station and shopping mall

      Shop (almost) around the clock

      If a last-minute gift needs to be found on Christmas Eve or the family is overcome with the desire to have a barbecue on a summer Sunday, the Hannoverians...

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      Shop (almost) around the clock
      Ein Gully und der Hauptbahnhof im Hintergrund.© hannover.de

      The musical manhole

      Where the music plays - and why

      Across from Hannover's main station, passers-by sometimes stop at a gully in amazement. About a hundred metres from the Ernst August monument, where the s...

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      Where the music plays - and why
      Building© Deutsche Bahn

      Fountain and monument

      Water games

      Water dances up and down in the forecourt of the station, every so often catching the feet of the children, who on warm summer days dare to jump over the...

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      Water games