Hauptbahnhof (Central Railway Station), Leipzig (must see)

The Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) is the major railway terminal in Leipzig and Europe's largest railway station measured by floor area. It covers 898,000 square feet and has 19 above-ground platforms, six train sheds, and a multi-level concourse of tall stone arches. The facade is almost 1,000 feet long. The station also operates as a vast shopping venue. The complex has over 150,000 travelers a day.

One of Germany's busiest railway stations in 1939, it was devastated during World War II. On July 1944, during an air raid by the US Eighth Air Force, the concourse roof collapsed, and the west hall was destroyed. After the war, reconstruction was a top priority. The Council of Ministers managed a complete restoration by 1955.

After the German Reunification, the Central Station was renovated and modernized. The concourse floor was removed, and two basement levels were dug out to build a shopping mall. The new station was inaugurated in November 1997. The Leipzig City tunnel from south Leipzig to Market Station opened in December 2013.

Currently, work is being done for the high-speed connection of Berlin-Palermo. On the site of track 24, there is a display of five historic East German locomotives. The Central Station has served as a film location for films such as Shining Through, Obsession, and Mr. Nobody.