Its importance as a major hub diminished when in preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof was completed at the site of the former Lehrter Bahnhof; this is now the main train station in Berlin, and the German Intercity-Express and InterCity long distance trains no longer stop by default at Zoologischer Garten.
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Breitscheidplatz can be reached by S-Bahn via the Bahnhof Zoo station (S 5, S 7, S 75, S 9) as well as by U-Bahn via Bahnhof Zoo (U 2, U 9) and Kurfürstendamm stations (U 1, U 9).