Senftenberg station

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Senftenberg
Deutsche Bahn
Junction station
Station building seen from the west
General information
LocationSenftenberg, Brandenburg
Germany
Coordinates51°31′36″N 14°0′13″E / 51.52667°N 14.00361°E / 51.52667; 14.00361
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms4
Connections
  • Bus interchange 599 613 617 618 620 621 622 641 642 643
Other information
Station code5823 [1]
DS100 codeBSN[2]
IBNR8010327
Category5[1]
Fare zoneVBB: 7765[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1869
Passengers
< 2,500
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Terminus RE 7 Sedlitz Ost
towards Dessau Hbf
Ruhland
towards Elsterwerda
RE 13 Sedlitz Ost
towards Cottbus Hbf
Ruhland
towards Dresden Hbf
RE 18
Schwarzheide Ost RB 49
Location
Senftenberg is located in Brandenburg
Senftenberg
Senftenberg
Location within Brandenburg
Senftenberg is located in Germany
Senftenberg
Senftenberg
Location within Europe
Senftenberg is located in Europe
Senftenberg
Senftenberg
Senftenberg (Europe)

Senftenberg station is a railway station in Senftenberg in the German state of Brandenburg. It is a through station at the railway junction of the Lübbenau-Kamenz, the Großenhain–Cottbus and the Schipkau–Senftenberg railways. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[1]

History[edit]

The first station building was built in 1869 along with the line from Cottbus via Senftenberg and Großenhain to Dresden. In 1874, a second line, the Lübbenau–Kamenz railway was opened by the Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company. A second station building was built at that time.

As a result of extensions to handle the transport of lignite from the nearby lignite mining areas and the duplication of the line, the station building was rebuilt several times and expanded, most recently in 1927 during the raising of the tracks. The first tracks at Senftenberg were electrified in November 1987; all tracks exiting from Senftenberg have been operated electrically since 1990. The entrance building and the bus station in front of it were renovated and expanded after 1990.

After that the station lost its services one by one. Ticketing and services were closed or replaced by machines. The last shop was a hairdresser.

The entrance building still has a mural representing the town of Senftenberg. It is based on a view of the town in the 1970s.

Transport[edit]

Today, the following services stop at the station: .

Line Route Frequency (min)
RE 7 SenftenbergLübben (Spreewald)Königs WusterhausenBerlin HauptbahnhofBad BelzigDessau Hourly
RE 13 CottbusSenftenbergRuhlandElsterwerda-BiehlaElsterwerda
(Mon–Fri only)
Hourly (Cottbus–Senftenberg)
Every two hours (Senftenberg–Elsterwerda)
RE 18 CottbusSenftenberg – Ruhland – GroßenhainPriestewitzDresden Every 2 hours
RB 49 Cottbus – Senftenberg – Ruhland – Elsterwerda-Biehla – Falkenberg (Elster) Every 2 hours

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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