ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈɪlt tə fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ nˈuːhaʊsᵻz plˈænz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks slˈæʃ fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən æz ðə stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə bɜːlˈɪn hˈæmbɜːɡ ɹˈeɪlweɪ.
The station was built to Friedrich Neuhaus's plans in 1846/47 as the starting point of the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.