Fürstenwalde (Spree) railway station
| Fürstenwalde (Spree) | |
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 Station forecourt
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| Data | |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 4 (3 in use) |
| abbreviation | BFUW |
| IBNR | 8010120 |
| Price range | 4th |
| opening | October 23, 1842 |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Fürstenwalde / Spree |
| country | Brandenburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 22 '0 " N , 14 ° 3' 35" E |
| Height ( SO ) | 43 m |
| Railway lines | |
| Railway stations in Brandenburg | |
The Fürstenwalde (Spree) Station is the station of the Brandenburg town Fürstenwalde / Spree . It was opened on October 23, 1842 on the Berlin-Frankfurt Railway . The train station was then about a kilometer north of the city, on Müncheberger Chaussee. The reception building has been preserved to this day and is one of the oldest in Germany.
history
Start of operations
The Berlin-Frankfurt Railway was opened for passenger traffic on October 23, 1842 . The freight was taken on 31 October of that year. From August 1845 the Lower Silesian-Märkische Eisenbahn operated the line, which it extended to Breslau until 1846 .
The station was built to the west of Müncheberger Chaussee , which was renamed Eisenbahnstraße between the city and the station . It was about a kilometer north of the city. One of the main reasons for building the station is said to have been the Fürstenwalder Spreemühle, which opened in 1837. This American-style water mill required a lot of grain, which was to be transported by rail.
Extension of the station
The rail connection proved to be a growth factor in the period that followed. Goods could be brought to the Prussian and later German capital Berlin , while raw materials, especially the Silesian coal, were brought here. Until 1860, the Lower Silesian-Märkische Railway was continuously expanded to two tracks. In 1872 the Berlin industrialist Julius Pintsch opened a new branch in Fürstenwalde. This was created north of the train station.
The railway facilities were expanded and many companies were connected. The Pintsch company donated a pedestrian tunnel in the area of the level crossing in order to avoid delays of the workers due to the often closed barriers.
In addition to goods traffic, there was also a heavy commuter traffic to and from Berlin. Since October 1, 1891, there has been a greatly reduced suburban tariff to Berlin. A major reason was the strong presence of the military in the city. In 1882 long-distance and suburban traffic were separated. The suburban tickets were not valid for long-distance trains to Berlin. The station consisted of a house platform (platform 1) and the intermediate platform (platform 2), which was only accessible by crossing platform 1. Therefore, train journeys on platform 1 were not possible when boarding and disembarking on platform 2. At the beginning of the 20th century, the house platform in the area of the reception building was roofed over.
After the Second World War , the southern track was nailed to Soviet broad gauge in 1945/46.
The normal timetable of the Deutsche Reichsbahn provided for shuttle trains between Fürstenwalde and Erkner . These were considered to be S-Bahn traffic and could be used with the appropriate tickets. There were also passenger trains to Frankfurt / Oder and accelerated passenger trains between Berlin Ostbahnhof and Eisenhüttenstadt . These trains called passers -by only stopped in Fürstenwalde and Frankfurt / Oder.
The electrification of the line began in the late 1980s. In September 1989 the electric train service to Berlin was started, in December 1990 to Frankfurt / Oder. From 1994 on, Fürstenwalde was no longer an "S-Bahn station". It had been legally viewed as an S-Bahn and long-distance train station. When the VBB was established in 1999, the network area was divided into honeycombs and zones. Fürstenwalde was initially assigned to Berlin tariff zone C, but dropped out of this in 2002. This ended after more than 110 years the reduced on-site tariff.
The small railways
The Prussian Small Railroad Act of 1892 caused the planning of small railroad lines in the region. There were plans for the development of the Oderbruch by railroad and for a connection to Beeskow . On June 3, 1911, both routes were opened: the Oderbruchbahn to Wriezen via the then Lebuser district town of Seelow and the Fürstenwalde – Beeskow district railway via Bad Saarow . For the small railways, the small station was created east of the Müncheberger Chaussee / Eisenbahnstrasse level crossing. To distinguish the "old" station was called the state station. In terms of railway law, they were viewed as one facility.
The main task of the Oderbruchbahn was to transport harvested crops from the Oderbruch to Berlin and to transport harvest workers into the Bruch. With the advent of road (freight) traffic in the 1950s and 60s, the railways became obsolete. On September 28, 1968, traffic in Fürstenwalde was stopped.
The Fürstenwalde – Beeskow district railway served on the one hand to connect Beeskow to the main railway and on the other to open up the Scharmützelsee area for tourism . From 1997 the line should be completely renewed, for this purpose the operation was stopped. In 1999, however, only the Fürstenwalde – Bad Saarow (or Bad Saarow-Pieskow) section was reopened. The Petersdorf stop has been decommissioned. In 2011 the route to the newly built Bad Saarow Klinikum stop was extended. The other sections are unlikely to be brought back into service. As a replacement, the 403 bus runs from Fürstenwalde to Beeskow.
Redesign of the station
With the expansion of the Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) line to 160 km / h, the station was extensively redesigned. First a new platform (track 51, today track 4) was built west of the main platform in 1999 so that it could be demolished.
In addition to the new construction of the main platform, the station forecourt was also completely redesigned. Opposite the new 210 meter long platform which was created ZOB . City buses practically stop “on the other side of the platform” . Furthermore, covered bicycle parking facilities and a taxi stand were built . A planned new station building between the historic station building and the also newly built office tower was not implemented for cost reasons.
The new 210-meter-long island platform was then built between the newly routed tracks 2 and 3. It is connected via a pedestrian bridge to track 1 / city center and the northern station forecourt with further bus stops, P + R facilities and bicycle parking spaces. All platforms can be reached by elevators. With the opening of the island platform, the platform on track 4 became inoperable for passenger traffic. The track is occasionally used to park freight trains.
The level crossing at the station was removed and a new pedestrian / cyclist tunnel was built, but it has no direct connection to the station.
The station building was no longer necessary from a railway operations perspective and was sold as part of a package of 1,004 stations. In 2010, the buyer renovated the reception hall and built a small extension on parts of the field that had been left free for the new station. A bicycle shop and rental company moved there. In the counter hall there are two staffed ticket offices operated by the Oder-Spree bus service , as well as a kiosk and snack bar. Another snack can be reached from outside. The investor, who regards the station as a pilot project, is currently (August 2014) looking for a new buyer.
Further stops in Fürstenwalde
In the urban area of Fürstenwald there are further stops on the various railway lines, of which only the Fürstenwalde (Spree) Süd stop , formerly Ketschendorf (Spree) , is still in operation. The Waldfrieden stop was on the Oderbruchbahn near the drinking sanctuary of the same name on Steinhöfeler Chaussee, and there was a stop on the circular track near the Buschgarten settlement .
Today's traffic
The Fürstenwalde station was classified in station category 3 until 2010 . Since the system was reorganized and increased to seven levels, it has belonged to category 4. Fürstenwalde (Spree) Süd is in category 7 (previously 6).
passenger traffic
The most important mode of transport at Fürstenwalde (Spree) station is the regional express line 1, which runs twice an hour during rush hour. The operator is Deutsche Bahn . The RE 1 line connects Magdeburg , Brandenburg an der Havel , Potsdam , Berlin , Fürstenwalde / Spree and Frankfurt (Oder) , with an almost half hourly service between Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). In rush hour traffic, the train travels to Eisenhüttenstadt , individual trains continue via Guben to Cottbus , where the train material is based.
Line 35 of the Niederbarnimer Railway to Bad Saarow Klinikum from platform 3 also runs hourly .
| line | Train run | Tact |
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| RE 1 | ( Magdeburg - Genthin -) Brandenburg - Potsdam - Berlin light rail - Erkner - Fürstenwalde (Spree) - Briesen - Frankfurt (Oder) (- Eisenhüttenstadt ) (- Guben - Cottbus ) | 60 min Magdeburg – Eisenhüttenstadt 30 min Brandenburg – Frankfurt |
| RB 35 | Fürstenwalde (Spree) - Fürstenwalde (Spree) South - Bad Saarow - Bad Saarow Clinic | 60 min |
The lines of local and regional bus transport are coordinated with the RE cycle.
Freight transport
The Fürstenwalde (Spree) station has very extensive freight transport facilities, without these being considered as an independent freight station . In addition to shunting and sidings, there are also five loading tracks immediately north of the passenger station. These have been renewed in recent years and are used for road-rail charging.
literature
- Fürstenwalde (Spree) . In: Erich Preuß (ed.): The large archive of German train stations . 2005, ISSN 0949-2127 .
- Hans-Joachim Kirsche, Hans Müller: Railway Atlas GDR . Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-350-00293-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Museum Fürstenwalde: Sheet No. 7.2 "Railway history"
- ^ Anne Fellner and Jochen Rösler: Fürstenwalde - The green city on the Spree. Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-934572-69-3 .
- ^ Lower Silesian-Märkische Eisenbahn: Chronik ( Memento of December 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed May 4, 2012
- ↑ City Museum Fürstenwalde: Sheet No. 7.2 "Railway history"
- ^ Railway routes in the state of Brandenburg: Oderbruchbahn , accessed on May 4, 2012.
- ^ Railway routes in the state of Brandenburg: Fürstenwalde-Beeskow district railway , accessed on May 4, 2012
- ^ Deutsche Bahn AG: Fürstenwalde (Spree) station ( memento from January 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 23, 2017
- ↑ Märkische Oderzeitung: A train station as a pilot project , accessed on May 4, 2012
- ^ DB Station & Service: Station category list 2012, Berlin 2012 ( Memento from May 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 240 kB), accessed on May 4, 2012