Bahnhofstrasse (Hanover)
The Bahnhofstrasse in Hanover is a main shopping street in the state capital, which is developed as a pedestrian zone along its entire length . Typical chain stores dominate the picture. The Niki-de-Saint-Phalle-Promenade and four tracks of the light rail line run under the Bahnhofstrasse .
Bahnhofstrasse connects the central square and the Kröpcke tram junction and the neighboring shopping streets with Ernst-August-Platz and the main train station . The street was created in 1843 with the construction of the Ernst-August-Stadt , which was developed by the court architect Laves to connect the new Central train station . Bahnhofstrasse formed the last part of the Laves axis, which led from the Waterloo Column to the train station.
In addition to the main train station in the line of sight , Bahnhofstrasse is largely characterized by commercial buildings. They were created in the early days of the company , but were destroyed in the air raids on Hanover in World War II, so that today's building fabric comes exclusively from the post-war period . From the exit of the main train station, Bahnhofstrasse forms a line of sight to the Marktkirche . It runs in the urban development axis from the center of the city at Kröpcke to Raschplatz and forms part of the continuous pedestrian axis in downtown Hanover, which connects the Leineufer in the south over the Lister Meile with Lister Platz in the northeast over a length of around 2,500 m .
Bahnhofstrasse was 2,012 with 8,815 pedestrians per hour No. 1 on the most pedestrian -traffic roads in Hanover (12th nationally), 2013 well behind George Street . Bahnhofstrasse, which has a sales area of 50,000 m², does not count towards the definition of “shopping street” . Half of this is at Galeria Kaufhof . Rather, Bahnhofstrasse serves as a connecting axis between Hanover Central Station and Kröpcke . At its peak, while nearly 9,000 pedestrians per hour are counted, but due also to the connection to the local and regional transport through the main station, the customer loyalty to the Niki de Saint-Phalle-Promenade and the shopping center in the August-Galerie Ernst- due is.
Until 1968 Bahnhofstrasse was a normal street with a lane for cars and trams. From 1969 the tram was built using the cut-and-cover method and after the construction work was completed by 1975 the street was redesigned as a pedestrian zone. At the same time, the low level Passerelle, today's Niki-de-Saint-Phalle-Promenade, was opened.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Jones Lang LaSalle - Pedestrian Frequency Count 2013 The 25 Most Popular Shopping Areas in Germany ( Memento from September 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), PDF
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 31 ″ N , 9 ° 44 ′ 21.3 ″ E