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
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder.
describes itself as the se ...
as a
category 5 station.
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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
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...
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: .
References
External links
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Railway stations in Brandenburg
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1869
Senftenberg
1869 establishments in Prussia