The architecture is filigree, spacious and flooded with light. The 321 metre-long glass hall of the Stadtbahn line (section through the City) running from east to west is intersected by the 160 metre-long, 40 metre-wide station building, running in a north-south direction. The transparent design of the railway station as well as the well thought-out routing system make it easy for users to find their way around the station.

The station hall is framed by two 46 metre-high arched structures that span the Stadtbahn line. The architecture thus emphasizes the station’s character as a crossing. For the Hamburg architects Gerkan, Marg & Partners, the determining factor of the architecture was the importance of the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Lehrter Bahnhof as an interface in a Europe that is becoming increasingly integrated.

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Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Lehrter Bahnhof is growing in stages. Half a million cubic metres of concrete – enough to build 65 kilometres of motorway – and 85,000 tonnes of steel reinforcement for the concrete have been used to form the shells. A total of 70,000 square metres of floor space has resulted, of which 15,000 square metres are for shops and catering outlets.

Particular attention in the planning and construction has been given to safety and fire prevention requirements. Building components have been designed in accordance with the latest findings in fire safety and disaster prevention.