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.
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.