Dieringhausen station
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Dieringhausen
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Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |
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| Coordinates | 50°59′07″N 7°32′33″E / 50.985174°N 7.542617°ECoordinates: 50°59′07″N 7°32′33″E / 50.985174°N 7.542617°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1202 | ||||||||||
| DS100 code | KDI | ||||||||||
| IBNR | 8000363 | ||||||||||
| Category | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1887 | ||||||||||
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Dieringhausen station has existed since 1887 and it made the formerly insignificant village of Dieringhausen (now a suburb of Gummersbach) an important regional town. Its former railway lines, railway depot and railway settlements still dot the village.
For a long time Dieringhausen station was an important railway junction in the Oberbergisches railway network and it was the most important station in the district town of Gummersbach, although it was not located in its centre.
The station is heritage-listed. Both the entrance building and the former depot have been listed since 1989.
Even today the station is operationally the most important station on the Siegburg–Olpe railway, since trains are refuelled in the station and it serves as storage sidings at night.
The first station was built parallel to the county road in 1887 and was later used as a freight yard; it was located on the site of the former railway workshop. In 1902, the water tower was replaced by a new structure. In 1905/1906, the new roundhouse was built with eleven roads. A settlement for railway workers and their families was built during the development of the station.
From 1913, the railways were relaid with 14 platform tracks at a higher level. Only the old station and only the first two roads of the roundhouse formed part of the 1916 railway workshop. The current station was put into operation in 1921.
Over time, the railway workshop came to serve Osberghausen station and Dieringhausen station acted as a train marshalling station for the Wiehl Valley Railway (Wiehltalbahn).
Deutsche Bundesbahn closed the workshop in 1982. It has been occupied by the Dieringhausen Railway Museum (Eisenbahnmuseum Dieringhausen) since 1985.
The large entrance building of the current station was built in the style of Köln Messe/Deutz station. Dieringhausen station is heritage-listed as having regional significance. This listing referred to a 2001 study which evaluated the entire site as worthy of heritage-listing.
Extensive trackage still exist near the station building, demonstrating the former regional importance of this station. The ticket office in the station building and the kiosk has been closed for several years and the building now houses a bank and a Chinese restaurant.
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