Braunschweig Central Station (Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in the German city Braunschweig. It is about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) southeast of the city center and was opened on October 1, 1960, replacing the old passenger station on the southern edge of the old town.
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