Rangsdorf railway station

Rangsdorf station is a station in the locality of Rangsdorf in the district of Teltow-Fläming in the German state of Brandenburg. It is located at kilometre 24.3 of Berlin–Dresden railway. Until 1919, the western part of the station was served by the Royal Prussian Military Railway.Location and infrastructureThe station is located in Fontaneplatz to the west of the centre of the village of Rangsdorf. It is at ground level and consists of three platforms for passenger traffic. The entrance building of the former Military Railway is located to the west of the tracks and is now used as a residential building. The entrance building of the former Berlin-Dresden railway is located on the eastern side. A third entrance was built at the southern end during the development of the former Military Railway platform for suburban traffic in 1940. A footbridge connects the platforms and both sides of the station.The military station, which was later developed as a suburban station is listed as part of the Military Railway in the heritage list of Brandenburg.HistoryThe station, along with the Berlin-Dresden line of the Berlin-Dresden Railway Company was opened on 17 June 1875. Four months later, the Royal Prussian Military Railway, which was built parallel with the Dresden Railway, was opened to Zossen. The military station was available for passenger traffic from 1890 and a separate entrance building was opened for the military station on the western side of the railway tracks ten years later.