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
Deutsche Bahn
Separation station
Brügge signal box
General information
LocationLüdenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates51°12′30″N 7°34′16″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code915[1]
DS100 codeEBRU[2]
IBNR8001213
Category7[1]
Fare zoneWestfalentarif: 48571[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened6 September 1874 [4]
Services
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Oberbrügge
towards Köln Hansaring
 RB 25 Lüdenscheid
Terminus
Schalksmühle
towards Dortmund Hbf
 RB 52
Location
Brügge (Westfalen) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Brügge (Westfalen)
Brügge (Westfalen)
Location in North Rhine-Westphalia
Brügge (Westfalen) is located in Germany
Brügge (Westfalen)
Brügge (Westfalen)
Location in Germany
Brügge (Westfalen) is located in Europe
Brügge (Westfalen)
Brügge (Westfalen)
Location in Europe

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 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  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.
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