Postbank branch in Königs Wusterhausen: No more postal services!

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Königs Wusterhausen: Postbank branch discontinues postal service, renovation planned. Postal services continue to be available in the city center.

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Königs Wusterhausen: Postbank branch discontinues postal service, renovation planned. Postal services continue to be available in the city center.

Postbank branch in Königs Wusterhausen: No more postal services!

The Postbank branch in Königs Wusterhausen took a significant step on July 1, 2023: It discontinued its postal service and is now fully concentrating on personal advice in the area of ​​financial matters. Loud MAZ The branch will no longer sell or accept stamps, mailing bags or parcels.

This doesn't make things any easier for the numerous citizens in Königs Wusterhausen, because the renovation - which is to be carried out in two steps - will temporarily close the branch. In the first step, the existing switches will be removed and a central service point will be set up. In the future, customers will have the opportunity to arrange consultation appointments, make address changes, open accounts and sign documents digitally. ATMs and service terminals will remain available during the renovation.

Renovations and future services

The second step of the renovation, planned for September 2023, will bring another highlight: a lounge for customers. The branch is expected to remain closed until these renovations are completed, although the exact period has not yet been announced. The branch's current opening hours are loud oeffnungszeitenpost.de can be viewed on the Postbank website.

However, there is relief for those who rely on postal and parcel services: letter and parcel services are available in the city center of Königs Wusterhausen at Eichenallee 1a. In addition, late purchase has been offering comprehensive services since November 2022, which eases the situation somewhat. In total, residents in Königs Wusterhausen have access to five post offices as well as several packing and postal stations.

Supraregional developments

These closures are not just a local phenomenon. How Focus reports, Postbank plans to close around 230 of its 550 branches in Germany by 2027, with 97 branches already on the closure list. Smaller towns and rural areas are also affected, which severely limits accessibility for many customers.

In the majority of these branches, postal and parcel services will be significantly reduced in the future as Postbank focuses its resources on its core business as a bank. It is also mentioned that in rural areas post offices often offer the last banking and postal services, so the closures here are particularly painful.

Customers are now called upon to find out about alternative providers and, if necessary, to reconsider their banking relationships. In Königs Wusterhausen, however, it remains to be hoped that the converted premises will lead to an improvement in services, even if the current circumstances are anything but ideal.