Elsterwerda station

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Elsterwerda
Exterior view of the train station
Exterior view of the train station
Data
Location in the network Separation station
Design Through station
Platform tracks 3
abbreviation MOVE
IBNR 8010099
Price range 4th
opening June 17, 1875
Profile on Bahnhof.de Elsterwerda
location
City / municipality Elsterwerda
country Brandenburg
Country Germany
Coordinates 51 ° 27 '37 "  N , 13 ° 30' 59"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '37 "  N , 13 ° 30' 59"  E
Railway lines

Railway stations in Brandenburg
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The Elsterwerda Station is a station of the Brandenburg town of Elsterwerda . The station became famous in 1997 through the Elsterwerda train accident , when a freight train with 22 gasoline-filled tank cars derailed and exploded on the station premises.

The station is used by less than 2500 travelers per day (as of 2006).

Infrastructure

After the renovation, which was completed in July 2015, the station has three platform edges:

An underpass connects the island platform with the house platform.

history

Historical development of the station

The Elsterwerda master mason and later honorary citizen Friedrich Jage built the then three-story station building according to the specifications of the Berlin-Dresden Railway Company in American timber construction. The station went into operation on June 17, 1875 with the opening of the Berlin – Dresden railway line without a public celebration. A Herr Bruttloff became the station's first master trainer. On July 10th and 17th, special trains went to the industrial exhibition from Berlin to Dresden. The 22 kilometer long Riesa – Elsterwerda railway was opened on October 15 of the same year.

In the following years the railway developed into one of the strongest commercial enterprises in the city and due to the favorable railway connections several industrial companies settled in Elsterwerda and Biehla , which was also noticeable in the population development. The population increased from 1739 in 1871 to 2537 in 1895 and by 1910 there were 4224.

The station building in 1923
The reception building in 2006

A highlight of the station was when on August 27, 1888 a special train with Kaiser Wilhelm II stopped for about ten minutes at the station.

Considerations for the construction of a railway line from Elsterwerda to Kamenz were given in March 1894, but like so many railway construction projects at that time they were never realized.

The work at the station was shared by Prussian and Saxon officials, as it was the border station between Prussia and Saxony. According to a personnel directory dated November 21, 1912, 129 Prussian and 24 Saxon railway workers were employed in the freight handling of the station. The vernacular later said that in disputes, Prussian and Saxon officials threw inkwells at each other.

In 1914 there were plans to build a railway line from Burxdorf via Elsterwerda to Ortrand, and initial discussions were held about the sale of shares. After dealing with this project until the late 1920s, it finally failed.

In April 1945 the Allies carried out the first air raids on Elsterwerda and the place was attacked by low-flying planes. On April 19, 1945 the station and the station area were bombed. At that time, an ammunition train standing in the station was hit, the explosions of which caused severe damage on the railway site and in the city center. The upper floor of the station building was also badly damaged and later not rebuilt.

After the end of the Second World War , the clean-up and repair work on the railway systems began and so on May 11, 1945 the first train was able to run from the Elbe bridge near Niederwartha near Dresden via Elsterwerda to Berlin. As early as July 1945, 210 railway workers were employed in Elsterwerda. Later , around 1000 railway workers were employed in the offices of Elsterwerda station, which also included the Elsterwerda depot and Elsterwerda-Biehla station.

After the fall of the Wall , there were drastic changes at the Elsterwerda site, and it lost its importance. The depot was closed and the locomotives were used at other locations. The master craftsmen based here had a similar experience. Layoffs and transfers of employees were the result. From 1988 to 1991 the station building underwent a fundamental reconstruction, which gave it a completely different look. In March 1992 the new station area was handed over.

Memorial stone at Elsterwerda train station
The station after the renovation work carried out in 2015

The train accident at Elsterwerda on November 20, 1997 , when a freight train with 22 petrol-filled tank wagons derailed at a point on the site , had serious consequences for the entire station area and the adjacent depot . The subsequent explosions of two wagons caused severe damage to the station building and on the premises. Two firefighters were fatally injured in the subsequent extinguishing work, and several others had to be treated in hospitals for their burns. A memorial stone was later placed in front of the site in their honor.

The badly damaged locomotive shed and a station building, which was also badly hit by the explosions, were later demolished and not rebuilt, and the station building was renovated. Even after ten years, the petrol that seeped away from the disaster is still filtered out of the ground on the site.

In 2004 the station forecourt was completely redesigned. Several buildings in this area were demolished and green areas and platforms for the bus station were created. Its inauguration took place on August 5, 2004.

A siding goes from the train station to the Elsterwerda-West industrial area, where there is also a container terminal.

From mid-2014 to July 2015, 3.6 km of track and seven points were renewed in the station area, a barrier-free pedestrian underpass with two lifts and a 320 m long central platform were built, and additional tracks and points were removed. Around five million euros had been invested by June 2015.

outlook

Between June 2014 and June 2016 an electronic signal box will be built for the Elsterwerda and Hohenleipisch area . By the end of 2016, the six-kilometer section is also to be renewed.

Elsterwerda has been an IC stop since December 10, 2017 .

literature

  • Home calendar for the country between the Elbe and Elster. No. 53 , Ed .: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Heimatkunde e. V. Bad Liebenwerda , Gräser Verlag Großenhain OHG, 2000, article by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Horst Krampe: The Berlin-Elsterwerda-Dresden railway was opened 125 years ago , page 262–280, ISBN 3-932913-16-7 .
  • Flyer Elsterwerda history of our city. Elsterwerda train station (online as PDF file; 1.9 MB) .
  • Elsterwerdaer Stadt-Anzeiger No. 15/2001, pp. 6-9.

Web links

Commons : Bahnhof Elsterwerda  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brandenburg railway station development program. Current status and conception 2006. (PDF; 4.6 MB) November 2006, p. 28 , accessed on August 8, 2010 .
  2. ^ Germany-Frankfurt am Main: construction work for railway lines . Document 2014 / S 063-108028 of March 29, 2014 in the supplement to the Electronic Official Journal of the European Union .
  3. ↑ http://www.mil.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bb1.c.408639.de
  4. ^ Frank Claus: Final spurt at the train station in Elsterwerda . In: Lausitzer Rundschau . June 4, 2015, p. 15 ( online ).
  5. ^ Germany-Frankfurt am Main: Installation of telecommunication systems . Document 2014 / S 049-082434 of March 11, 2014 in the supplement to the Electronic Official Journal of the European Union.
  6. ^ Germany-Frankfurt am Main: Construction of railway bridges . Document 2014 / S 053-089163 of March 15, 2014 in the supplement to the Electronic Official Journal of the European Union.
  7. ↑ https://www.lr-online.de/lausitz/elsterwerda/intercity-machen-ab-dezember-halt-in-elsterwerda_aid-5932073