Elsterwerda station

Elsterwerda station is in the town of Elsterwerda in the German state of Brandenburg. It lies on the Berlin–Dresden railway. The station is known for a train crash in 1997, when a freight train with 22 petrol tankers derailed and exploded on the station premises.

Elsterwerda
Junction station
Exterior view of the station
General information
LocationAm Bahnhof 1, Elsterwerda, Brandenburg
Germany
Coordinates51°27′37″N 13°30′59″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms3
Tracks7
Other information
Station code1569
DS100 codeBEW
IBNR8010099
Category4
Fare zone: 7858
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened17 June 1875
Passengers
< 2,500/day
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Doberlug-Kirchhain
towards Warnemünde
IC 17 Dresden-Neustadt
towards Chemnitz Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Elsterwerda-Biehla
towards Cottbus Hbf
RE 13 Terminus
Elsterwerda-Biehla
Terminus
RB 31 Prösen Ost
towards Dresden Hbf
Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station
Hohenleipisch
towards Berlin Hbf
RE 8
Rostock
Terminus
Preceding station Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn Following station
Terminus RB 45 Prösen
towards Chemnitz Hbf
Location
Elsterwerda
Location within Brandenburg
Elsterwerda
Location within Germany
Elsterwerda
Location within Europe
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