Senftenberg station

Senftenberg
Senftenberg
	Junction station
	Station building seen from the west
Location	Senftenberg, Brandenburg; Germany
Coordinates	51°31′36″N 14°0′13″E / 51.52667°N 14.00361°ECoordinates: 51°31′36″N 14°0′13″E / 51.52667°N 14.00361°E
Line(s)	Lübbenau–Kamenz (Sachs) (KBS 209.14); Großenhain–Cottbus (KBS 208); Schipkau–Finsterwalde (closed);
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	5823 [1]
DS100 code	BSN[2]
IBNR	8010327
Category	5[1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1869
Traffic
Passengers	< 2,500
Services
Location
	Senftenberg Location within Brandenburg

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

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

Today, the following services stop at the station: .

Line	Route	Frequency (min)
RE 18	Cottbus – Senftenberg – Ruhland – Großenhain – Priestewitz – Dresden	Every 2 hours
RB 24	Senftenberg – Calau – Lübben (Spreewald) – Königs Wusterhausen – Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen – Berlin Südkreuz – Berlin Gesundbrunnen	Hourly
RB 49	Cottbus – Senftenberg – Ruhland – Elsterwerda-Biehla – Falkenberg (Elster)	Every 2 hours

References

1 2 3 "Stationspreisliste 2018" [Station price list 2018] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

External links

Werner Forkert (2006). Senftenberger Rückblicke (in German). Senftenberg: Buchhandlung „Glück Auf“.

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[categories-1] 1 2 3 "Stationspreisliste 2018" [Station price list 2018] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[Eisenbahnatlas-2] Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.