Falkenberg (Elster) station

Falkenberg (Elster) station is one of the biggest stations in the German state of Brandenburg. It is located in the town of Falkenberg/Elster in the south of the state. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. Railways run in seven directions from the station. It is a two-level interchange station (German: Turmbahnhof, literally a “tower station”), built where several routes interconnect. There is a large marshalling yard connecting to both the upper and the lower parts of the station. At times Falkenberg was the fifth largest marshalling yard in East Germany (GDR). Only part of these tracks have been in use since the 1990s.

Falkenberg (Elster)
Junction station
View from the upper level to the lower level of the station
General information
LocationBahnhofstr. 8, Falkenberg/Elster, Brandenburg
Germany
Coordinates51°35′00″N 13°14′51″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms6, formerly 8
Other information
Station code1752
DS100 codeLF
IBNR8010103
Category3
Fare zone
  • : 7753
  • MDV: 298 (only if traveling between MDV zones)
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opening1871 (1871)
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Herzberg (Elster)
towards Stralsund Hbf or Schwedt
RE 3 Terminus
Beilrode
towards Leipzig Hbf
RE 10 Doberlug-Kirchhain
Herzberg (Elster)
Terminus
RB 43 Uebigau
Terminus RB 49 Bad Liebenwerda
towards Cottbus Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station
Fermerswalde
towards Magdeburg Hbf
RE 14 Terminus
Fermerswalde
towards Dessau Hbf
RB 51
Preceding station S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland Following station
Bad Liebenwerda
towards Hoyerswerda
S 4 Rehfeld (Falkenberg)
towards Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz
Location
Falkenberg (Elster)
Location within Brandenburg
Falkenberg (Elster)
Location within Germany
Falkenberg (Elster)
Location within Europe

A large station building, which had been built in 1882, was destroyed in the Second World War. A restaurant complex built in GDR times was substantially rebuilt after 2010 and now serves as the entrance building. A number of buildings of the station and its surrounds are heritage-listed.

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