Lüdenscheid station

• Bruges Lüdenscheid ( KBS 434 )

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The former station Lüdenscheid was stripped to a stop in 2009. It is the terminus of a single-track branch line from Bruges to Lüdenscheid that branches there from the train Volmetal between Hagen and Dieringhausen, and is by DB Station & Service performed in the second lowest category 6 station.

The breakpoint is on the edge of the center of the county town Lüdenscheid. The only platform extends up to the Bahnhofstrasse and is at ground level. The downtown Lüdenscheid is easily accessible within walking distance. Around the station also extend the Lüdenscheider neighborhoods Green Forest to the north and west, and Knapp in the south.

• 4.1 2011
• 4.2 2012
• 4.3 2013

History

1880, the railway line between Bruges station was opened ( Westphalia ) and train Lüdenscheid. Five years later, the narrow-gauge railway was opened Altenaer circle that had its station near the railway station in the state Lüdenscheid. Even today, there is a narrow-gauge road in Lüdenscheid that identifies the path of KAE ( circle Altenaer railway) from the present Altenaer road to KAE station Lüdenscheid. 1894 had Lüdenscheid 20,000 inhabitants and is 1895 according to archive reports, the most industrialized city in Germany was. Thus, the freight train station Lüdenscheid increased rapidly and was enhanced further by the freight feeder service KAE.

1963 concept of urban management Lüdenscheid was presented, in which there was the planning, running today Sauerfelder road on two levels, and the railway line Bruges - underground to lead Lüdenscheid from Lüdenscheid from the train station at a gradient of only one percent more. The railway line would then have the 2nd basement supposed to end at the central transport hub Sauerfeld in the district of downtown. In addition, 500 parking spaces below the present town square should arise. Because of his time, utopian idea ', the project was, however, rejected at that time.

Station building

2009

2009, the formerly significant railway building of the railway station Lüdenscheid, which was built in 1960, demolished. In this building there is a ticket office, a station restaurant and a passenger waiting room were. Instead of the old station building is a four-storey building with a driving school, a newsagent, a taxi company, a bakery and toilets arise which will offer rail passengers an attractive waiting room for the train.

2012

On 27 July 2012, a report appeared in the Lüdenscheider news that a new building with DB service center, waiting room and toilets for passengers in the year 2013 could be realized. In addition, there will be apartments for students ( the local college ) and a commercial use, for example, with medical offices in the building policy.

2013

Mid- July 2013, there were still several pages from politics and the population sharply criticized the fact that there is still no weather-proof buildings and no toilets for rail passengers. Inquiries from politics to the obvious technical college and at the opposite tax office whether rail passengers could temporarily use this building as a waiting room and toilet opportunity were rejected from Discretion and space reasons. For this reason, rail passengers are prospectively only be able to get a weatherproof waiting room and a toilet when the new station building is built. However, there is the construction of the new station building is as yet no publicly presented schedule.

2014

Beginning in March 2014, appeared again, a report in the Lüdenscheider news that the construction is scheduled to start for the new station building Lüdenscheid in April 2014. The project developer expects to build the new "Residential and commercial building Bahnhofallee " with a construction period of about a year. In the summer of 2015, the first shops and service providers to start operation and the tenants can get their flats. Plans call for a four-storey building in a U shape with a courtyard in the direction of the college. The building thigh parallel to the train tracks is only one storey and contains utility rooms and garages. At a basement is omitted in the new building. It's about a piece of land with 1019 square meters of which 500 square meters are to be built over. Provided are five shops, a taxi office and a waiting area on the ground floor. From the old row of shops opposite kiosk will move together with the travel agency, taxi office and the driving school Jürgen chicken ( 1st floor ) in the new building. In addition, the ground floor want a hairdresser, a bakery and a snack move. On the first floor next to the driving school also a doctor's surgery and a personal service move. Row of shops at the station avenue to be superfluous and then demolished in connection after the move. In addition, 10 new apartments on the two upper floors are to be created. There are six two-bedroom apartments will be created in a size of 60 and four three- bedroom apartments with 90 square meters. The upper two floors are to be opened from the side of Station Avenue by a staircase and a large elevator. The waiting area, with public toilets for rail customers should go into urban directing. To get from there to the entertaining train, the existing roof is extended in the direction of the building, also on the building itself a short roof is grown. To ensure barrier-free accessibility, a tactile guide strips will be installed on the way to the platform.

Station area

On the site of the former station are now the tax office Lüdenscheid and a wood trading company. In addition, until February 2012 was a new location of the University of Applied Sciences South for up to 600 students. In addition, other service companies to resettle on the premises.

The adjacent railway station avenue has been newly connected by road to the White Horse to the Altenaer road and is both new available for some years for the auto and bus services. In addition, since a walkway connects the station avenue with the upper part of the road to the White Horse. Until then, the station avenue for vehicles and pedestrians had been a dead end, which reached only to the end of the station area.

End of 2011, 60 elms were at the station Allee also planted and planted the slope surfaces. The greening of the Station Avenue is another important step, urban enhance the station area and to improve the quality of life.

The square of the new bus station at the railway station has been named after the chair of the civil society for the promotion of rail transport and, since May 6, 2011 is officially called " Hermann- Reitz- place".

It should also occur at the edge of the station on the current one-story shopping arcade, a 6- story medical building. The projects of the cubic doctors house and a new car park should be then managed by a planning company. According to the report in the newspaper there was already an operator for the new parking garage. However, these plans were shattered in the past. On March 2, 2013 again appeared a report in the Lüdenscheider news that the city Lüdenscheid was interested in marketing the site as before. It could be built next to the Wiedenhof Realty, a five-or seven-story building at the beginning of the site. Behind the line along the avenue station could continue storey.

Think Tank

2011

Within the project "think tank" of the 2013 Regional station site to be converted " into a modern education, research and service quarters ." The adjoining the station area Phänomenta Lüdenscheid should be also extended to and connected via a pedestrian bridge to the train station. Is to park at the station a palette with 400 spaces arise. The connection to the downtown Lüdenscheid to be built by an improved pedestrian connection. There are also considerations to settle the folk high school as part of the " think tank " with on the station premises.

On 19 July 2011, the project received a "think tank " the third star from the state of NRW. Thus, the project now receives major funding. The amount of the funding, no precise data are previously known. There are a museum and a 70 -meter-high Foucault pendulum in planning. The think tank is to a quality education site are intended halt to the skills shortage industry, according to the article in the newspaper. On September 25, 2011 the official Bewillungsbescheid the funding for the project was handed over to a "think tank ". It will be invested at the station in the project a total of 13.7 million euros, 12.6 million (90 % of the total) of which are development funds from the State of North Rhine -Westphalia and the European Union. Of this sum, the appreciation of the Phänomenta can be financed by expansion and renovation measures - including " Lighthouse " and technology center. According to the Minister of Economic Affairs Harry Voigt Berger is with the "think tank" the enthusiasm of the young generation of technology are supported and it should be an important contribution to reducing the threat of skills shortages in the regional economy.

The German Institute for Applied Lighting Technology (DIAL ) has also built a new building on the station premises. The building now stands next to the construction of the tax office. In addition, the city has the DIAL an option area of ​​3000 m² assured, if it wants to expand again. The foundation stone for the new building at the station took place on 13 July 2011. On 7 January 2013, the 70 employees of the DIAL GmbH based officially the new building at the Station Avenue 18 The cost of the new building were known to the company with 4.5 million euros net per 3000 square feet of space under which a conventional building. Again 3000 square meters are optional to use to ten years for an extension, but they are initially only be parking for the new building. A double floor in the building leave room for new technologies, with hardly any new lines had to be drawn, almost everything goes electronically in the new building. The building also come from without radiators, as the warmth of the people and PCs should be sufficient to complete heating soon.

End of July 2011 it was announced that the resident on the grounds timber business is prospectively move to the end of 2011 to a different site on the road " in Dönne " in Freisenberg district. The site of the timber business will now be included in the planning of the project " think tank ". On September 15, 2012 it was announced that now has begun " In Dönne " ( in Lüdenscheider north ) the removal of the timber business to the new 10,000 square meter site at the new location. A total of two years would have taken the work, including extensive embankments, on the 10,000 square meter site at the new location Freisenberg.

Since the September 17, 2011 by 12 clock of Lüdenscheid station is also the official start or end point of the historical trail Drahthandelsweg.

25 November 2011 it was announced that a hotel chain has a strong interest in establishing a business and conference hotel with about 100 beds at the station. The building is to be built over the existing timber business. Currently still running the land and investment negotiations, it said according to the newspaper " Lüdenscheider news " by the City Council Lüdenscheid. The parking of the building should be integrated with in the grounds of the hotel. The politicians of the city Lüdenscheid would have taken the project with great benevolence note. Lt.. the newspaper " Westfälische Rundschau " chose the hotel due to its proximity to the training quarters at the station next to business customers also holidaymakers in sight, which, for example, an overnight package to be offered with Phänomenta visit. In addition, the convenient location is a big advantage of the new hotel right by the station. By connecting the train station mall to the street Altenaer the connection to the motorway would have been much better. On March 8, 2013, a further report in the Lüdenscheider news that the plans for the new-build 100 - bed hospital at the station grounds to be driven by the development company further appeared. So far lacking according to the development company but still an investor for the ten million euro expensive hotel project. Once there is an investor who plans to be pursued for the new building on. The Phänomenta extension could give new impetus to the hotel project, according to the article.

2012

Beginning of March 2012, there were more information about the planned new parking garage. After a real estate company had jumped from Dusseldorf in 2011, wanted to realize a medical center on site, there is at the municipal business development now to three new prospects. It is currently still being debated according to the newspaper " Westfälische Rundschau " at the city council, whether the car park should be open around the clock or not. And it shall be decided whether 200 or 400 parking spaces will be created in the newly constructed parking garage. To the construction project of the new station building is according to the newspaper until then, nothing has been decided.

On Friday, September 14, 2012 also became known that the necessary building permits for the partial demolition, renovation and new construction of an interactive exhibition Phänomenta including establishment of the Foucault pendulum. Now the planner should it go to prepare the European tender for the reaction would not falter. The exhibition industry is to continue during the conversion work with restrictions. A part of the building would be demolished, the interior of the Phänomenta would " turned inside out " and be expanded, especially for a large café, the main entrance is to be installed on the station side. In addition, the new building will be located on the roof with the at least 50 meter high tower pendulum. The usable area of Phänomenta should therefore be doubled to around 4000 square meters. The total estimated costs, including the acquisition of land should be between ten million euros.

Lt.. an article of the Westfälische Rundschau of 30 November 2012 aims to invite tenders for the European call for tenders and a participant competition for the construction of a parking garage on the station premises in a joint meeting of the Building and Planning Committee of the City Lüdenscheid. It should go to a total of approximately 400 parking spaces that will be built on the urban land opposite the University of Applied Sciences South. The parking garage with four levels is to be built between the railroad tracks and the train station avenue and architectural limit the emerging space bridge with the transition to Phänomenta. 'll Need the car park on the one hand, to meet the growing pressure on parking in the Knowledge Quarter at the train station and to prove to the building codes required parking for Phanomenta. Only 80 of the parking spaces are to be assured of Phänomenta. The entire property, which wants to acquire the investor, encompasses 2620 square meters. Lt.. the current planning should occur to the car park traffic areas for buses and bus parking for four Phänomenta visitors. Due to the size of the project, the project must be advertised throughout Europe. With the publication of the tender, then investors could apply to the city; responsible is the professional service business development and real estate. Applicants would have to demonstrate that they are technically and economically for the implementation of the project in the situation. The process should be completed in autumn 2013. This is the parking garage can go the end of 2014 for the opening of the Phänomenta in operation.

2013

On February 15, 2013 it was announced that the first construction project to expand the Phänomenta has begun to think tank. The workshop of the Science Center moved from its premises next to the cafeteria in the semicircular former stonemason 's workshop on the Phänomenta site. The new workshop was not larger than the old one, but Concerning operative office room with twelve windows. The next step is now the demolition of the former Gruber - building. The factory, in the time it all started for Phanomenta have now finally had its day. The demolition start walking as soon as it authorizes the weather. The schedule for the regional project was tight, and the demolition of the building in March to make the extension with its 75 meter high tower space shuttle. Where today stands the Gruber - factory, a foundation must be poured in the second quarter of 2013. The new building should be a year later weatherproof it. In March or April 2014, the artisans want the steel frame mounted on the future building of the " museum ", which is later to entwine the Foucault Pendulum. It follow the outer skin, which is intended to protect the pendulum and the surrounding " Sekundärbau " inside. This membrane consists of the same material as the roof of the Munich Olympic Stadium. In addition to together with the architect from Altena and an office in Berlin, the lighting concept of Phänomenta be further improved.

On April 12, 2013 again appeared a report in the Lüdenscheider news that the new "polymer Training Centre " is to be built by 2015 at the latest., The still existing paint shop at Luther Street to be completely torn down for this purpose. The new "polymer Training Centre " is very much welcomed by the planning politicians, since it at the same time a new block of the think tank in Lüdenscheid to be. The new "polymer Training Centre " should therefore be an internat similar training center for young engineers. For the design of the site around the existing Lüdenscheid Plastics Institute ( KIMW ) it should at the same time give an idea competition. He is many impulses for the appearance should give the boarding school, but also for the whole area between Caroline, Luther, and Bahnhofstrasse. by mid- May 2013, therefore, the selection of the participating offices take place. It is also expected that the Institute more companies will follow at the location, which is almost is planning in its entirety -. . including the car park at the station and the Karolinenstraße, as well as many behind -lying areas of the KIMW want to win with the boarding school in turn recruits for its member firms machine setters or constructors, also from smaller and medium-sized companies, could here complete longer training dropouts. of vocational training or FH degree programs also received new opportunities through similar qualifications. So the industry fancy young plastics engineer so of itself.

Since the beginning of April 2013, a new display board at the station informed about the renovation work at the local area. There, interested should be able to gain an overview of the area of the think tank. As the future site should look like, photos and graphics to show. The individual content blocks are explained there. These include, among other things, since March 2012, newly opened building of the University of Applied Sciences South, and that will soon be urban redevelopment work towards downtown and the new 75 -meter high tower of Phänomenta Lüdenscheid who is to receive a Foucault pendulum inside. The bridge over the tracks to greatly change the image of the current area. The former station and wasteland should therefore accrue a total of an important education and technology center for the whole of South Westphalia.

End of September 2013 it was announced that now the plans for the bridge between the Phänomenta at the Gustav -Adolf-Straße and the University of Applied Sciences at the Station Avenue are well advanced. The new bridge will be 53 meters long and up to 5.50 meters high and have a running width of three meters. In an elegant bow to the structure of the new bridge between the Phänomenta and campus before the University of Applied Sciences on the existing tracks is to clamp at the station. The bridge to start on the FH forecourt with a 6.80 -meter-wide staircase that tapers towards the top as the arches on three meters. The course leads straight to the forecourt of the Phänomenta at the beginning of the Gustav -Adolf -Straße. Is supported the way of two metal sheets, which have a great similarity with boomerangs. The new bridge will vibrate slightly when walking. The elevator, which in Lüdenscheid all Phänomenta visitors can get to the bridge and barrier-free shall be provided with explanations of its lifting motor or hydraulic pump. The Gustav -Adolf road is to be raised to the new bridge towards something in order to keep the resulting slope as flat as possible. At the other end of the bridge should Platforms, create seating islands and green spaces campus flair for college. It also considered whether a floor heating to keep as on the star center bridge the accessible surface area of ​​over 225 square meters of the new bridge snow.

In addition, the city Lüdenscheid end of September 2013 the Planning and Building Committee was presented a first design of steles for the quarter of the think tank. At the striking steles, visitors will soon be able to read as easily as they come to the next attraction of the think tank. This is to facilitate orientation in the neighborhood of the think tank especially " non-locals ". The contract for the design of the bodies had been given a local advertising agency. According to the planning advertising agency the films can be on the stelae for upgrades relatively easy to replace with new slides.

University of Applied Sciences

On Wednesday, 14 March 2012, the FH- new building of the University of Applied Sciences South was inaugurated. The symbolic key for the new building handed over to the representatives of the university Dr. Ali Arnaout of the Hamburger " Engel & Völkers AG Capital ", which are the owners of the new building. The building was constructed within 9 months of the Lennestadt company Mees. The whole complex rents the FH of the Hamburg Investor " Engel & Völkers AG Capital " back. The place for extensions has already been scheduled next to the building complex.

End of August 2013 it was announced that the plans for the expansion of the college are driven by the administration on. Is conceivable, however, also means that instead of just part - study courses may also be offered in the future complete studies on the university's location in Lüdenscheid. In mid-September 2013, in addition to a quantitative ceiling introduced at the university's location in Lüdenscheid for all subjects, as there are now far more applications than places at the Fachhochschule in Lüdenscheid.

Lighting concept

There should be a contest for the lighting in the neighborhood of the "think tank" ( around the station area ). It is among the seven sites at: Christ Church, the facade of the development and founder Centrum EGC ( at the station directly ), the listed power house at the foot of the police station by the station Martin- Niemöller - road, the big pendulum tower on the extension of the Phänomenta at the train station, the historic facades along the Bahnhofstrasse, the district court " Shortage of school," and the subtle lighting of the way through the cemetery:

- The lighting of the Christ Church shall act identity and let the 66 -meter-high building to appear as a landmark visible from afar.

- The EGC at the station was a defining building which always WOULD differently from different angles thanks to its eye-catching facade. This should in future be in the evening so.

- On the way from the town square to the station quarter is the listed power house built in 1920, which will also be illuminated.

- How the future Phänomenta pendulum is to set the scene at the train station, the city hall would also know of lighting designers.

- The small-scale facades on Bahnhofstrasse should also be re-examined.

- For the " neighborhood square Knapper school" it 'll go with the lighting to the historic building, as well as the court surface with various uses and ways connections.

- In addition, the trail crosses the Protestant cemetery to be illuminated. It should be safe to walk in the " dark season ", as a direct connection from the station to the residential district Wehberg.

Operation

Rail transport:

The breakpoint is currently served by a regional train line:

( Mon-Sun )

Another Public transport:

A bus connections MVG ( Märkischen transport company) and BRS ( bus Ruhr-Sieg ) by several bus lines. From the timetable change in August 2010, the Lüdenscheid railway station is the second ZOB ( central bus station) in Lüdenscheid next to the Sauerfeld. The station consists of five bus bays, 4 of which go directly to the platform, and is served by 18 bus lines:

(Mon-Fri )

(Sat )

(Sun)

Altena, station - Nachrodt, Office House - Iserlohn, City Station - Iserlohn, Konrad- Adenauer-Ring ZOB

Werdohl station - Plettenberg, Ohle Post - Plettenberg station - Plettenberg, Green Street ZOB

Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld ZOB - Lüdenscheid, Culture House - Lüdenscheid Worth - Lüdenscheid, Eichholz

Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld ZOB - Lüdenscheid, Culture House - Lüdenscheid, Niederschemm turning point

Lüdenscheid Culture House - Lüdenscheid Worth - Lüdenscheid On Flachsacker

Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld ZOB - Lüdenscheid, Culture House - Lüdenscheid, Europa-Allee

Lüdenscheid, Sauerfeld ZOB - Lüdenscheid, Nattenberg - Lüdenscheid In Hasley - Lüdenscheid, Baukloh

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only direction Halver ) - Lüdenscheid, Bruges Train - Halver, Ostendorf

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only to Iserlohn ) - Nachrodt, Office House - Iserlohn, Lasbeck

Lüdenscheid Culture House - Lüdenscheid On breeding mountain

( Bus number 54)

( Bus number 54)

( Bus number 54)

Hershey, market - Hershey, Hüinghausen - Plettenberg, Green Street ZOB

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only direction Schalksmuehle ) - Schalksmuehle, Rees angle

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only to Radevormwald ) - Radevormwald, bus station

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only towards Lüdenscheid, Schoeneck ms ) - Lüdenscheid, house Schoeneck

Lüdenscheid Culture House - Meinerzhagen, Altenvalbert site - Meinerzhagen, City Hall bus station ( walking bus )

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only towards Lüdenscheid, Wehberg ) - Lüdenscheid, Wehberg turnest.

Schalksmuehle, Town Hall Square - Schalksmuehle, middle - Schalksmuehle, Strücken ( night bus )

At 0:12 clock

At 0:12 clock

Lüdenscheid station ( operation only towards Christ Church ) - Lüdenscheid, Christ Church ( night bus )

At 1:58 clock

At 1:58 clock

Planning

On Saturdays and Sundays the Volmetal web is to continue one hour earlier run from Lüdenscheid to Hagen. In addition, the märkische circle for the future is aiming for a 30 - minute cycle of Volmetal track of Lüdenscheid Hagen to Dortmund, as Lüdenscheid is the highest demand maintenance.

In addition, there should be a direct train from Lüdenscheid to Cologne from 2015, when the recently again confirmed plan data is held until 2015. The future train station Bruges ( Westphalia ) is then to be upgraded as a transportation hub. For example, for all passengers who want from Gummersbach to Hagen and Dortmund: You could then in Bruges by train to change to train and continue immediately, because the trains are at the same time waiting on both sides of the new platform. Among the positive effects of future lines for Lüdenscheid then counted also, that the mountain city of Cologne will be reached without transition. Bruges train station ( Westphalia ) will, however, interesting for all passengers from the south, which could continue from here on the bus. No precise information admit it still about how long you 'll be in the regional Ludenscheid to Cologne actually go. Good 90 minutes it should, as measured by comparable routes, but his. The city administration Lüdenscheid go according to the report assumes that the schedule would be kept, also independent of will choose which method to planning approval, the Federal Railway Authority. The previous information to loud that the question "formal or shortened " in the method have no effect on: Still in 2015 should according to the report, the first train of the Oberbergi train rolling.