Lüdenscheid-Brügge station

Lüdenscheid-Brügge station is on the Hagen–Dieringhausen railway from Hagen Hauptbahnhof to Dieringhausen station in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 7 station.[1] Because of the branch line to Lüdenscheid, it is classified as a separation station. The station is located on the edge of the Lüdenscheid hamlet of Brügge. There is an island platform with tracks which connects with the bus stop at ground level. The station is known nationally for its elevated disused but preserved signalbox. The station was called Brügge (Westfalen) until 10 December 2017.

Lüdenscheid-Brügge
Separation station
Brügge signal box
Location	Lüdenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°12′30″N 7°34′16″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Volme Valley Railway (KBS 434, 459) Brügge–Lüdenscheid (KBS 434)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	915[1]
DS100 code	EBRU[2]
IBNR	8001213
Category	7[1]
Fare zone	Westfalentarif: 48571[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	6 September 1874 [4]
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station Oberbrügge toward Köln Hansaring RB 25 Oberbergische Bahn Lüdenscheid Terminus Schalksmühle toward Dortmund Hbf RB 52 Volmetalbahn
Location
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History

The Hagen–Dieringhausen railway (also called the Volmetalbahn: “Volme Valley Railway”) from Hagen was opened to Dieringhausen in stages between 1871 and 1893. Numerous apartments for the railwaymen were built around the station area because Brügge was a busy station and many residents were employed in the station’s operation. During this period the signalbox, a roundhouse with a turntable and a water tower were built on the site. Until 1986, there was a direct passenger service to Cologne. In 2009, the former art nouveau style station building was demolished because it was in danger of collapse as there had been no restoration to the old building in recent years.[5] The old platform area of Brügge station with the platforms for the line to Dieringhausen and Cologne which were connected via an underground passage to the station forecourt has been removed in 2016. The station was renamed Lüdenscheid-Brügge on 10 December 2017.[6]

Today

The freight operations in Brügge is limited to the line from Krummenerl, which is used by freight trains from the local quarry, which continue on the Volme Valley Railway through Brügge to the north. In 2016 the station was completed rebuild with new track layout and installation of an electronic signal box. There is now an island platform with two platform tracks. December 2017 services on the Volme Valley Railway have been extended from Meinerzhagen to Brügge.[7] The facade and roof of the old signal box at Brügge station, which dates back to 1927 have been renovated.

Rail services

RB 52 service in Brügge

The station is served by two Regionalbahn lines:[8]

Line	Route	Frequency
RB 52 Volmetal-Bahn	Lüdenscheid – Lüdenscheid-Brügge – Schalksmühle – Hagen – Dortmund	Hourly
RB 25 Oberbergische Bahn	Köln Hansaring – Cologne Hbf – Köln Messe/Deutz – Overath – Engelskirchen – Dieringhausen – Gummersbach – Meinerzhagen – Lüdenscheid-Brügge – Lüdenscheid	hourly/bihourly

The RB52 trains reverse at the station.

Bus services

Bus services are operated by Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft (Märkische Transport Company, MVG) and Busverkehr Ruhr-Sieg (Ruhr-Sieg Bus Transport, BRS) over the following seven bus lines:[8]

Line	Route	Frequency (mins) (Mon–Fri)	Frequency (mins) (Sat)	Frequency (mins) (Sun)
47	Lüdenscheid, Eichholz – Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld central bus station – Lüdenscheid, Bahnhof – Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Halver, Ostendorf Schule	30 / 60	30 / 60	60
55	Lüdenscheid, Kulturhaus – Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld central bus station – Lüdenscheid, Talstraße – Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Halver, Sparkasse central bus station – Wipperfürth bus station	Irregular	No service	No service
56	Lüdenscheid, Ahelle – Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Halver, Ostendorf school – Lüdenscheid, Brügge school – Lüdenscheid, Wehberg Wendestelle	Irregular	No service	No service
57	Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Schalksmühle, Strücken – Schalksmühle, Rathausplatz – Schalksmühle, Mitte – Schalksmühle, Dahlerbrück – Hagen, Rummenohl Mitte	Irregular	No service	No service
58	Lüdenscheid, Kulturhaus – Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld central bus station – Lüdenscheid, Talstraße – Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Kierspe central bus station– Meinerzhagen station / central bus station	60	60	60
59	Lüdenscheid, Kulturhaus – Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld central bus station – Lüdenscheid, Talstraße – Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Kierspe central bus station – Kierspe, Feuerwehrgerätehaus	60	No service	No service
134	Lüdenscheid, Kulturhaus – Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld central bus station – Lüdenscheid station– Lüdenscheid, Brügge station – Halver, Sparkasse central bus station – Radevormwald bus station	30 / 60	60	60

Notes

1. "Stationspreisliste 2020" [Station price list 2020] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. "Fahrtauskunft". Westfalentarif. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
4. "Brügge (Westf) station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
5. "Wir sind Brügge i.W." (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2013.
6. Händeler, Ralf (2016). "Die Flügel fallen". eisenbahn-magazin (in German) (12): 43. ISSN 0342-1902.
7. "Eröffnung der Bahnstrecke Meinerzhagen - Brügge". Lüdenscheider Nachrichten (in German). 10 December 2017.
8. "Brügge (Westf) station".

References

• Sascha Koch, Horst Kowalski; et al. (2005). Eisenbahnen im Oberbergischen und die Geschichte des Bahnbetriebswerkes Dieringhausen (in German). Nümbrecht: Galunder Verlag. ISBN 3-89909-050-0.

External links

• "Bahnbetriebswerk Brügge/Westf" (in German). bahnen-wuppertal.de. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
• "Bahnhof Brügge" (in German). Riedelfoto. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.