Birkenfeld railway station (Nahe)

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Birch field
Birkenfeld station today
Birkenfeld station today
Data
Location in the network Terminus
Design Terminus
opening October 15, 1880
Conveyance September 30, 1991
location
City / municipality Birch field
country Rhineland-Palatinate
Country Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 38 '33 "  N , 7 ° 9' 55"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 38 '33 "  N , 7 ° 9' 55"  E
Railway lines
Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate
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The Birkenfeld train station was the only train station in the district town of Birkenfeld (Nahe) in Rhineland-Palatinate . It was located in the south of the city on the Birkenfeld Railway , which was closed in 1991 and whose terminus it represented. Only parts of the reception building remain of the station facilities .

history

The Birkenfeld station was with the opening of the branch line from Neubrücke (Nahe) taken to Birkenfeld on 15 October 1880 in operation, thereby linking the county seat to the Nahe Valley Railway was ensured and thus to the national railway network. The Birkenfelder Lokalbahn GmbH was the builder and owner of the line, the operational management was contractually incumbent on the Prussian State Railways and from 1920 on the Deutsche Reichsbahn . The latter waived a renewal of the management contract in 1932, so that the Birkenfeld local railway took over the operation on its own from that time.

After the end of the Second World War , the Birkenfeld local railway lost its importance, as trade with the nearby Saar area was restricted. This crisis of the now renamed Birkenfelder Eisenbahn GmbH was not overcome until the 1950s . From the 1960s onwards, several parallel bus routes were built.

Economic problems at DEGUSSA AG and the Birkenfelder Ziegelei, which were part of the railroad, in the 1970s and 1980s , as well as decreasing passenger numbers, ultimately led to the closure and dismantling of the railway line . The inevitable total shutdown took place on September 30, 1991. Passenger traffic came to a standstill in 1962. The entire railway infrastructure was then dismantled and a cycle path was set up on the route .

architecture

The station building itself was built in 1898. In the 20th century it was valued as the “gateway to the world”. However, since its closure, the station building has become less popular. Various initiatives are trying to bring the building back to life. It was used several times as an art object and its former function was emphasized by placing a locomotive in the vicinity.

The station building was to be extensively renovated from 2010, as several structural defects were discovered, but the building was to be retained. 163,800 euros were estimated for the renovation. The train station should become a jewel or cultural station . The preserved station building is not classified as a cultural monument in accordance with the Rhineland-Palatinate Monument Protection Act.

Station area

Exhibition locomotive at Birkenfeld train station

To commemorate the railway era, a LKM locomotive and freight wagons were set up at the former Birkenfeld station :

  • LKM FNr. 261546/1967, type V18B II , B-dh, 1435 mm, delivered on August 24, 1967 to VEB Getriebewerk Pritzwalk "V 18-01" (1969, 1974 vh) / 1994 Eisenbahnfreunde Oberberg EFO, Railway Museum Dieringhausen "V 18-01 “(06.2000 vh) / 2004 Hochwaldbahn eV HWB, Hermeskeil “ V 18-01 ”(10.2006 vh, 08.2008 vh for sale through vdmt) / 16 December 2011 memorial, former Bf Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld / Nahe

The “Am Bahnhof” industrial area is also located in the vicinity of the train station. From the train station, Bahnhofstrasse runs into the city center, which is designated as a monument zone .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e History of the Birkenfeld Railway ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nahebahn.de
  2. ↑ Group of architects for Birkenfeld train station
  3. ↑ Grant is only sufficient for the renovation of the old Birkenfeld train station. In: rhein-zeitung.de. April 1, 2018, accessed April 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ The old train station is to become a gem. In: rhein-zeitung.de. April 1, 2018, accessed April 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Ulrike Weber-Karge (editor): Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. Volume 11: District of Birkenfeld. Wernersche Verlagsanstalt, Worms 1993, ISBN 3-88462-099-1 , p. 37 (view around 1900).
  6. ^ Bahn-Express: Memorial, former train station, 55765 Birkenfeld / Nahe