[4] The station consists of the main building, located on the Dunckerplatz ("Duncker place"), later partly renamed as the Bahnhofsvorplatz (“station forecourt”), a disused water tower and the former entrance building for the German Emperor, which now serves as a tourist information office and a bike rental agency.

The also listed remains of the Brandenburg Towns Railway, including the reception building, are on the south side of the station.

The most important line was the Lehrte railway, which carried a large part of the traffic from Berlin to the west.

After the Second World War, operations ended on the narrow-gauge railway from Rathenow to Senzke and the section of the track near the station was dismantled.

Even before Die Wende, both German states planned to build a high-speed line between Hanover and Berlin.

In the eastern and the western parts of Rathenow station, connecting tracks have been established between the high speed line and the platforms.

Until the Second World War, the Lehrte railway was an important long-distance connection between Berlin and parts of Germany to the west of Rathenow.

Stops for long-distance were temporarily resumed in 2008 and 2009, when no regional trains could run to Stendal due to the construction of the new bridge over the Havel.