Dresden-Strehlen | |
Symbol: | rail |
Symbol Location: | de |
Symbol2: | s-bahn |
Symbol Location2: | dresden |
Type: | Haltepunkt |
Address: | Dresden, Saxony |
Country: | Germany |
Coordinates: | 51.0306°N 13.7617°W |
Line: |
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Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Opened: | 3 July 1903 |
Rebuilt: | 2017–2019 |
Website: | www.bahnhof.de |
Dresden-Strehlen (German: Haltepunkt Dresden-Strehlen) is a railway station located in the district of in Dresden. Opening in 1903, the station serves Dresden S-Bahn and DB Regio Südost trains along with public transport from Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB).
Dresden-Strehlen railway station opened in 1903 to serve as a haltepunkt. The station's design was commissioned by Royal Saxon State Railways at a cost of 56,656 Marks.[1] Architect and painter completed a watercolor of the station in 1980. Today, the painting is a part of collection located in Dresden.[2] The station's building was bought by a consulting firm in 2017 and proceeded to refurbish the structure to house their IT professionals. The building also includes a restaurant, public transit facilities, and an event space.[3]
As a part of the Stadtbahnprogrammn 2020 planned by DVB, the plan called for realignment of tram routes 9 and 13 to connect with railway services at Dresden-Strehlen.[4] The plan was approved by Landesdirektion Sachsen in 2016.[5] Construction on the project began in March 2017.[6] The construction project overran its initial budget of 16.7 million euros to 24 million euros, a 44% increase.[7] The realignment began operations in July 2019.[8]