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Fig 2 : View of the station building Fig 3 : Bridge Building and Central Nave the station . And it also attracts tourists . The station is G + 9 with 9 floors in air space . The lobby of the station is framed by two curved structures 46 feet high which tried to highlight the scale of the place . Between two frames is the central nave that houses the station platforms , 430 meters long , oriented in the direction east - west , which is covered by a huge glass dome and light that extends over 321 meters . The building with north-south orientation of 45 meters wide and 159 long , are situated between the two blocks of buildings and this is covered by a barrel vault , filigree and glass . As the point of architecture and urban planning , these types of structures , called building bridges form a unit with the glass vessels of the train station .
Multipurpose Station :
Station has total 14 Platforms with 1,500 daily trains and 25,000 passengers . Total area of railway station is 175,000 m ², out of this 15,000 m ² is used for retail area such as or shops and restaurants . Three floors of shops and restaurants between the two levels of terraces , the station has become the commercial and business center of the future neighborhood around the station .
Areas of 50 000 m ² offices occupy nine of the ten floors of these buildings . The platforms are spread over an area of 32000 m ². There are other facilities also such as parking services etc .
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Fig 4 : Relation of Station with Surroundings Source : snehalata3954 / berlin-hauptbanhof-central-railway