Senftenberg station

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]

Senftenberg
Junction station
Station building seen from the west
Location	Senftenberg, Brandenburg Germany
Coordinates	51°31′36″N 14°0′13″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Lübbenau–Kamenz (Sachs) (KBS 209.14) Großenhain–Cottbus (KBS 208) Schipkau–Finsterwalde (closed)
Platforms	4
Connections	RE 18 RB 24 RB 49 599 613 617 618 620 621 622 641 642 643
Other information
Station code	5823 [1]
DS100 code	BSN[2]
IBNR	8010327
Category	5[1]
Fare zone	VBB: 7765[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1869
Passengers
< 2,500
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio Nordost   Following station Ruhland toward Dresden Hbf RE 18 Sedlitz Ost toward Cottbus Hbf Sedlitz Ost toward Eberswalde Hbf RB 24 via Berlin Terminus Schwarzheide Ost toward Falkenberg (Elster) RB 49 via Senftenberg Sedlitz Ost toward Cottbus Hbf
Location
Senftenberg Location within Brandenburg Senftenberg Location within Europe Senftenberg Senftenberg (Europe)

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. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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.

External links

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