After a six-year refurbishment period, Dresden Hauptbahnhof was officially reopened on 10 November. The new architectural highlight of the building dating from 1898 is the translucent roof made of a fibre glass membrane and covering all three sections of the station concourse. The design comes from the great British architect, Lord Norman Foster, who also designed the new dome of the parliament buildings in Berlin. The station’s domed entrance hall that had been severely damaged during the flood in 2002 has also been completely renovated.
The repair and modernisation works started in October 2000. More than 250 million euros have been invested in the renovation of the building, the tracks and safety installations. Once the tracks had been connected to the electronic control centre, the conversion of the station began in 2001 following the design of architect Lord Norman Foster. The steel girders of the roof have been renovated and covered by a Teflon-coated glass fibre membrane. This new roof lets a lot of light into the station and shows off the historic steel girders in all their glory.
Every day about 50,000 travellers visit this important junction of long-distance and local trains, and 500 trains stop daily at one of the sixteen platforms of the Dresden Hauptbahnhof. Every hour ICE trains connect the capital city of Saxony to Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main. EuroCity trains depart every two hours for Berlin and Hamburg and also run on a regular basis via Prague to Budapest or Vienna. The journey to Prague takes less than three hours.
For pictures of the new station please scroll down the DB picture database at www.bahnimbild.de.

The Deutsche Bahn UK Booking Centre has recently become an official agent of Eurostar. Whereas previously there were restrictions in the range of Eurostar tickets that could be offered, the Deutsche Bahn UK Booking Centre can now issue many more discounted tickets for journeys from London to Germany and other European destinations. Especially for journeys to southern Germany via Paris the new contract with Eurostar will bring many advantages for DB customers. They can now profit from more offers for journeys from London to any destination in Baden Württemberg or Bavaria and at a wider range of attractive prices than before. And when the new high-speed lines to Frankfurt and Stuttgart come into operation in 2007, rail journeys to south Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be even more attractive!

Worldwide hotel bookings via www.bahn.co.uk
This week our website has been enhanced by the addition of a hotel booking tool. Whether you are planning to visit a major European city or a smaller tourist town, the tool gives a wide selection of hotels in different price ranges. It is easy to use - and perfect for a last minute visit to one of Germany’s Christmas markets.

Contact the Deutsche Bahn UK Booking Centre on 08702/435363 (national rates apply) from Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm), send an email to sales@bahn.co.uk.

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