Ruhland station

Ruhland station began operations with the opening of the Großenhain–Cottbus railway on 20 April 1870.

It became the administrative seat of the Upper Lusatian Railway Company (Oberlausitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft), when it was established on 11 October 1871.

It operated direct trains to Magdeburg, Breslau (now Wrocław) in Lower Silesia, Dresden, Prague and Cottbus.

Today, the station, which was once a hub of services between the Province of Lower Silesia, the Duchy of Anhalt and the Kingdom of Saxony, is only a stop for regional traffic.

The dilapidated bridges on Elsterbogen-Bernsdorfer Straße were to be replaced and the L 57 would be lowered, allowing increase use by road transport.

Historical map of Ruhland node
Rear view of Ruhland station, remnants of the former station kitchen and sanitary facilities
Electric locomotive of the Rail4Chem between Ruhland and BASF Schwarzheide
(in the background is the bridge of the B169 )
Three Bombardier Talent 2 electric multiple units of DB Regio in July 2014; left is RE 18 to Dresden, middle RE 18 to Cottbus, right S4 to Geithain