Cathedral of glass houses Berlin’s central interchange

AT 04.05 on July 4 a Berlin S-Bahn train bound for Potsdam drew to a halt in Berlin’s new Lehrter Bahnhof. Passengers and media representatives were presented with mementos to commemorate the first commercial service to halt at what will surely become Germany’s busiest interchange.

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