Rheinsberg (Mark) train station
| Rheinsberg (Mark) | |
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 Reception building of the Rheinsberg (Mark) train station
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| Location in the network | Terminus |
| Platform tracks | 1 |
| abbreviation | WRH |
| IBNR | 8012760 |
| Price range | 6th |
| opening | 1899 |
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| City / municipality | Rheinsberg |
| country | Brandenburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 5 '35 " N , 12 ° 54' 0" E |
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| Railway stations in Brandenburg | |
The Rheinsberg (Mark) train station is located in the city of the same name, Rheinsberg, in northern Brandenburg . It forms the current end of the Löwenberg – Flecken Zechlin railway line . The station is owned by the railway infrastructure company RegioInfra .
location
Today the railway line from Löwenberg ends at Rheinsberg station , which led to Flecken Zechlin until the end of the Second World War . The route to the former Rheinsberg nuclear power plant branches off at its southern head .
history
The beginnings
After Rheinsberg could not be reached directly from Berlin until the end of the 19th century, interest in a rail connection was first shown in 1894. However, they were dissatisfied with the designation of the Kleinbahn and feared an incomplete route. The Rheinsbergers finally missed the construction planning and so it ended in Lindow . In 1897 people in the city of Rheinsberg were satisfied with a small train and had the line extended to Rheinsberg. The Lindow train station served as a model for the construction of the reception building. While the appearance of the Rheinsberg reception building has hardly changed to this day, the goods shed used to be much smaller and built in half-timbered houses.
In 1899 the first passenger train left the Rheinsberg train station, and mail has also been transported by rail since the turn of the century. After the first few years were economically very successful, sidings and other stations along the line were also put into operation
First World War and extension of the route
The war years had a negative economic effect on all private railways in the Ruppin district . Freight traffic declined, there were higher personnel and material expenses. The quality of transport left a lot to be desired even in the post-war period. In 1921 the Löwenberg-Lindow-Rheinsberger joined the Ruppin Railway .
After many variants for the consolidation of the railway network had already been discussed, the focus was mainly on a continuation to Zechlin. On May 15, 1928, the first train from Rheinsberg arrived in Flecken Zechlin . In the 1930s the station was expanded to include a 25,000 liter tank system and the railcar stand to 23 meters. At that time the following railway workers were employed at the Rheinsberg train station: 1 station master, 1 senior secretary, 1 assistant, 2 operations assistants, 1 assistant, 4 locomotive drivers, 4 stokers, 1 head conductor, 5 conductors, 2 auxiliary conductors, 1 ground foreman.
Second World War and the GDR period
During the Second World War , the railroad was suddenly in great demand as a means of transport for war goods and soldiers. In 1942, for example, art treasures were brought to Rheinsberg from the Sanssouci Palace, which was threatened by bombs . After three of four railcars were destroyed so that they would not fall into the hands of the enemy, the fourth train was walled up in the Rheinsberg locomotive shed, where it finally survived the war. After the surrender of Germany, the railway network had to be drastically reduced, and so the tracks to Flecken Zechlin disappeared as a reparation payment . Thus the station was again the terminus for the trains coming from Berlin and Löwenberg.
In 1957 the construction of the connecting line to the Rheinsberg nuclear power plant began , during which time the signal box in the entrance area was also built. Operations started a year later, with up to eight pairs of trains leaving the station for the NPP every day. In the 1960s, freight traffic at the train station played an important role, passenger traffic was mainly driven by tourism. From the 1970s, the steam locomotives were replaced by diesel trains.
Reunion and the present
After the fall of the Wall, not much changed in operations, only passenger traffic to the NPP was stopped at the end of 1996. Initially, the station was connected to the capital with the regional train line 12, before the Prignitz Express ran to Rheinsberg from 2000 . While the number of passengers on the entire route has increased enormously, traffic has been suspended due to low passenger numbers. Since then, the trains have been back on the historic route via Löwenberg. However, the trips were greatly reduced, so that until the end of the season in autumn 2018, passenger traffic only took place from Good Friday to the Sunday after the autumn break in Brandenburg. Since the timetable change on December 9, 2018, the line has been running again all year round, initially in trial operation.
Buildings and facilities
The Rheinsberg train station consists of a. from the station building, a locomotive shed and the goods floor. It and its outbuildings are under monument protection, as is the signal box a few hundred meters away. Until 1996 there was a ticket office for Deutsche Bahn AG in the reception building; today the building houses a restaurant and apartments on the upper floors.
Track 1 and the main platform used for passenger traffic are owned by RegioInfra, the remaining tracks and facilities belong to the Rheinsberger Bahnhof Arbeitsgemeinschaft. This also includes the freight station south of the passenger station.
Despite the presence of a ticket machine and a toilet on the forecourt, the station is one of the worst quality stations in Berlin-Brandenburg, according to VBB . This is u. a. due to a lack of passenger information.
For the start of operation of the NEB, RIG renewed the station's furniture at the beginning of 2016. All former DB signs were re-pasted in the corporate color green. Particular attention was paid to passenger information, so that those who are unfamiliar with the location can orientate themselves faster and better. A platform that was raised in 2017 ensures barrier-free entry and replaces a previously used lift. The station will be completely barrier-free in 2022 at the earliest.
Freight transport
Until the end of the 1980s, the freight yard, which is located south of the station, was used regularly as such. The station used to have sidings to forestry, a stoneware factory and the BHG . The Rheinsberger Carmolwerke and a gravel pit also had their own tracks. Today's freight traffic is mainly limited to transports by the nuclear power plant and the timber industry, otherwise freight traffic only takes place when required.
Working group Rheinsberger Bahnhof
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For the 100th anniversary of the station, the working group Rheinsberger Bahnhof eV organized the first Rheinsberg station festival . During this festival u. a. Railcar trips to the Stechlinsee works station take place. Visits to the station museum in the former locomotive shed are possible on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. A historic steam locomotive runs as a special train from Berlin to Rheinsberg and back at various public festivals in Rheinsberg.
Since 2006, the former Berlin underground railcar 1192 (formerly 131) of the BII series has stood north of the locomotive shed under one roof with cast-iron supports from Berlin Ostkreuz station . This, like the railway museum in the locomotive shed and the historical signals, is looked after by the Rheinsberger Bahnhof working group .
A 12-axle container transport car for burned-out fuel elements from the Rheinsberg nuclear power plant (Lubmin home station) with a camouflage cover in the form of a transformer, which last operated on March 29, 1989, is also on display as an exhibition item. The axis of a steam locomotive is also exhibited on a monument base.
Transport links
Train traffic
Regular passenger traffic to the Rheinsberg nuclear power plant was discontinued on December 20, 1996, but was resumed in 2005 for the employees involved in the dismantling due to a road closure. As part of the annual station test, excursions to the former nuclear power plant take place several times a day. In summer 2017, the NEB extended a pair of trains to Stechlinsee station for the first time. The regular trains of the RB54 run on the section at weekends, but without applying the VBB tariff. No additional railcar is required for the extension, only the long turning time in Rheinsberg is used.
Since December 2018, passenger traffic has been taking place year-round on a trial basis at Rheinsberg station. On regional train line 54, six pairs of trains run by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn from and to Löwenberg or directly to Berlin Gesundbrunnen or Lichtenberg in summer and five in winter .
| line | course | operator |
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| RB 54 | (Stechlinsee -) Rheinsberg (Mark) - Herzberg (Mark) - Löwenberg (Mark) - Oranienburg - Berlin-Lichtenberg | NEB |
Former lines
| line | course | operator | set |
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| RE 6 | Rheinsberg (Mark) - Herzberg (Mark) - Neuruppin Rheinsberger Tor - Hennigsdorf (b Berlin) - Berlin-Spandau | DB Regio | 2006 |
| RB 12 | Rheinsberg (Mark) - Herzberg (Mark) - Löwenberg (Mark) - Oranienburg - Berlin-Lichtenberg - Frankfurt (Oder) | DB Regio | 2000 |
Bus transport
Several bus lines of the Ostprignitz-Ruppiner local public transport company go to the station. In coordination with the arrivals and departures of the train, the Rheinsberger Seenbus travels on lines 785 and 788 to the districts of Flecken Zechlin and Großzerlang . The PlusBus Ruppiner Seenland also stops at the Rheinsberg train station.
| line | course |
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| 764 | Rheinsberg - Lindow - Neuruppin |
| 784 | ( Rheinsberg -) Lindow - Gransee |
| 785 | Rheinsberg - Linow - Dorf Zechlin - Flecken Zechlin (- Mirow) |
| 788 | Rheinsberg - Zechlinerhütte - Großzerlang |
| 794 | Rheinsberg - Gühlen Glienicke (- Neuruppin) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Pfeifer, Holger: 100 years of the railroad in Rheinsberg. Working group Rheinsberger Bahnhof eV, 2004
- ↑ Timetable 2019: More offers by rail! Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg, 23 November 2018, accessed on 21 January 2019 .
- ↑ List of monuments of the state of Brandenburg: Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin (PDF) Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum
- ↑ Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg: Analysis and evaluation of the quality of stations and station surroundings of local rail passenger transport 2013 ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 2014. Link accessed July 19, 2015
- ↑ On the way on secret paths: With the NEB from Rheinsberg to Stechlinsee station
- ^ Ostprignitz-Ruppiner Personennahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH: ORP timetable overview ( Memento of December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
