Berlin
Anhalter Bahnhof has been wiped off the map, except for the facade. However, in 1880, it was the largest station in Europe.
Anhalter Bahnhof freight depot and maintenance facility
The former freight stations of the Potsdamer and the Anhalter Bahn on the banks of the Landwehrkanal in Berlin were merged in 2011 and redesigned as a city park: the Park am Gleisdreieck. That does not mean that all railway heritage has been brushed away.
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