ðə bˈɪldɪŋ həznɑːt bˌɪn jˈuːzd æz ɐ stˈeɪʃən sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌɛn nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd lˈɔŋdˈɪstəns tɹˈeɪnz fɹʌm bɜːlˈɪn bɪɡˈæn lˈiːvɪŋ fɹʌm lˈeɪəɾɚ bˈɑːnhɑːf nˈaʊ bɜːlˈɪn hˈɔːptbɑːnhˌɑːf, dʒˈʌst fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm tə ðə saʊθwˈɛst.
The building has not been used as a station since 1884, when northbound long-distance trains from Berlin began leaving from Lehrter Bahnhof (now Berlin Hauptbahnhof), just 400 m to the southwest.