Elsterwerda station

Elsterwerda
Exterior view of the station
General information
LocationAm Bahnhof 1, Elsterwerda, Brandenburg
Germany
Coordinates51°27′37″N 13°30′59″E / 51.46028°N 13.51639°E / 51.46028; 13.51639
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms3
Tracks7
Construction
AccessibleYes
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
Flughafen BER ICE 21 Dresden-Neustadt
One-way operation
Doberlug-Kirchhain ICE 27 Dresden-Neustadt
towards Dresden Hbf
Preceding station Following station
Schönefeld
towards Aachen Hbf
FLX 30 Dresden-Neustadt
towards Dresden 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 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.