Heidebahn
In 1910, a third hall was built between tracks 10 and 11. The new hall, made of steel, had a span of and a height of and was built to a design by municipal architect Möller. Of particular operational significance for the Hanover–Hamburg railway was the completion of the "Hasenbahn" ("rabbit line")—a branch line planned in 1913 from the Heath Railway from Langenhagen via Großburgwedel to Celle: from May 1938 trains could run directly between Hamburg and southern Germany without running through Lehrte; it was no longer necessary for trains to reverse in Hanover.