ðə stˈeɪʃən ɪz ɐ θɹuː stˈeɪʃən wɪð ˈaɪlənd plˈætfɔːɹmz ænd ɪz wˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɜːməniz mˈeɪdʒɚ tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən hˈʌbz, kənˈɛktɪŋ lˈɔŋdˈɪstəns ˌɪntɚsˈɪɾi ɛkspɹˈɛs ɹˈaʊts tə ðə sˈɪɾiz jˈuːbˈɑːn ænd ˈɛsbˈɑːn ɹˈæpɪd tɹˈænsɪt nˈɛtwɜːks.
The station is a through station with island platforms and is one of Germany's major transportation hubs, connecting long-distance Intercity Express routes to the city's U-Bahn and S-Bahn rapid transit networks.