造訪德南的中繼站 - 慕尼黑中央車站 Start point for southern Germany - Munich central station

計劃每段旅程時，我們都必須要先設定一個起始點或是中繼站，
前往德南著名景點如：新天鵝堡、楚格峰、國王湖等地，
最快最方便的起始點，自然就是德南大城慕尼黑了！
今天就讓我稍微介紹一下慕尼黑的中央車站（德文：München Hbf）。

When we plan for a journey, we usually set a start point or an intermediate station,
for the tourists who are heading to Neuschwanstein, Zugspitze, Königssee, etc., Munich central station could be the most convenient start point!
Today, let's talk about the main station of Munich, München Hbf.

日前大家所熟悉的慕尼黑中央車站，是1849年由Georg Friedrich Christian Bürklein所設計，並用來取代1839年舊車站的新車站。十九世紀末期多次擴建，並於二零年代實現電氣化，目前佔地七十萬平方公尺，並列為德國國鐵二十一座一等站之一。
身為巴伐利亞鐵路中樞的慕尼黑中央車站，日均客流可以達到45萬人次，足以與漢堡中央車站一較高下！

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The München Hbf we have right was built in 1849 and designed by Georg Friedrich Christian Bürklein to substitute the old one in 1839. End of the 19th century was multiply renovated and in '20 was successfully electrified. Right it's more 700000 square meters wide and one of the 21 first class stations in Germany.
As the centre of bavarian railways, its number of daily travelers is more than 450000, which could be seen as a competitor with Hamburg Hbf!

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慕尼黑中央車站除了與郊區電車（S-Bahn）主幹接軌，地下鐵U1/2/4/5以及多班路面電車（Tram）也駛過此站，交通相當便利。
自主入口Bahnhofplatz進入到車站大廳，兩側是德國國鐵的售票口，並有麵包店、小吃店、紀念品攤等商家，樓上尚有多家速食店，相當方便地解決旅客的臨時需求。
再往前至中堂部分，除了左側有數不清的食物店家與小超市外，右側尚有德國國鐵的旅客中心，由於位處城市總站，櫃台與員工數量明顯比其他車站多，也更可以快速處理問題。

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Besides of the connection with S-Bahn, it's also connected with U1/2/4/5 and trams. From the main entrance from the Bahnhofplatz, both sides of the hall are ticket offices of DB, along with plenty of shops like bakery, stands and souvenir stores, upstairs there're also fast foods, which's really convenient for travelers.
Going forward to the middle hall, besides of the small supermarkets and food stands on the left side, on the right side, there's a DB traveller center, which provides more information and services than other small stations.

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來到月台大廳，主要幹道自11到26號月台就在我們眼前。除了前往奧地利薩爾茲堡的旅客通常於11號月台上車之外，大部份前往新天鵝堡、楚格峰等著名景點的地區火車，都是自27-36號月台開出。初來乍到的旅客只看到11～26號月台時可別慌，往右側走，就會看到前往剩下月台的招牌，沿著26號車軌走，就會到達翼站！同理，若是11號以前的月台，就必須去左側的翼站喔！

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On the platforms hall, the main tracks from 11 to 26 are just in front of us. Except the train going to Salzburg usually departs from 11, the trains heading to spotlights such as Neuschwanstein and Zugspitze usually departs from platforms 27-36. When you come to this station for the very first time, don't panic when you can't find the signs of 27-36, you just need to go the right side of the hall. There you can see the sign and go along the track 26, then you will get to the side station! As the same, for the platforms 5-11, you need to go the side station of the left side!



主火車站通常都是旅客探索一個城市的起點。下次造訪一個城市時，不妨先將火車站的內部與周邊陳設晃過一圈，心裡有個底，出發時遇到突發狀況也比較不會驚慌喔！

Main station is usually the start point for travelers, who come to the city for the first time. Next time, when you arrive in a new city, why don't you try to get to know its design and its periphey? It could be really helpful, once you get into an emergency situation!