Guben station
railway station in Guben, Germany
Guben station is a station of Guben in the German state of Brandenburg. It is at the junction of lines from Berlin to Wrocław via Frankfurt (Oder) and from Cottbus to Zbąszynek. The station building is surrounded by the tracks. Only the route between Frankfurt (Oder)–Cottbus is used by passenger services, while the line towards Zbąszynek is used for freight traffic.
Location and construction
The station is located northwest of central Guben and is connected by Straße Bahnhofsberg (“station hill street”) to the road network. It is an "island station" (German: Inselbahnhof) with its entrance building located between the tracks and is bordered to the west by the tracks of the Berlin–Wrocław railway and to the east by the tracks of the Cottbus–Guben railway and the Guben–Zbąszynek railway. At both ends of the station there are crossovers between the lines. A pedestrian tunnel connects the station building with the platforms and continues to Bahnhofstrasse (“station street”) to the east of the tracks. The station forecourt of the entrance building is on the side street of Straße Bahnhofsberg, which is connected to the bridge carrying Cottbuser Straße over the railway tracks to the south of the station.
The station has four platform tracks.
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