Bahnhof Kleinkummerfeld

About the museum

Kleinkummerfeld station went into operation on December 10, 1875, together with the railway line from Neumünster to Bad Oldesloe. After passenger service between Neumünster and Bad Segeberg ended in September 1984 and freight service was also gradually given up by 1990, the station remained closed; when the section was later reactivated for passenger trains, Kleinkummerfeld no longer got a stop.

In February 1985, twelve railway enthusiasts in Neumünster founded the association Eisenbahnfreunde Mittelholstein, which wanted to preserve historic vehicles and railway facilities and show them to the public. After a first home at Innien station, the association bought the station building together with the land and outbuildings from the Deutsche Bundesbahn on December 1, 1986. A fire in the night of February 8, 1990, destroyed two thirds of the building and many exhibits; the members rebuilt it over about five years, mostly with their own labor.

In 1998 the platform track was rebuilt; on a neighboring plot of about 7,000 square meters bought in 1999, further standard-gauge tracks were built by 2005 and a 600-millimeter field railway from 2009. Since 2008 the association has had its own parking lot with access road. The museum shows railway operations of the 20th century: the functioning lever signal box installed in 1931, a ticket office, uniforms, model railway layouts, as well as locomotives and an inspection railcar.

Highlights

• Functioning mechanical lever signal box of 1931, preserved
• Historic ticket office with ticket printer
• Replica first-class passenger compartment and driver's cab of a class 103 electric locomotive
• H0 and N scale model railway layouts based on Schleswig-Holstein prototypes
• Inspection railcar Klv 10-4001 and diesel locomotive DWK 601 of 1937
• Field railway line and signal garden on the grounds of over 1 ha

Permanent exhibitions

• Museum im Bahnhofsgebäude – The signal box in the dispatcher's room, ticket office, first-class compartment, uniforms, a Bundesbahn data station, and model railway layouts convey everyday railway life of past decades.
• Freigelände mit Fahrzeugen und Feldbahn – On the outdoor grounds are shunting locomotives, an inspection railcar, and converted cars; in addition there is a signal garden with various types of track structure and a field railway line.

Founded

1986

Operated by

Eisenbahnfreunde Mittelholstein e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission and tours are free; the association, which is financed only by dues and donations, welcomes a donation.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

By car via the B 205 between Neumünster and Bad Segeberg (exit Neumünster-Gadeland/Kleinkummerfeld). GPS coordinates according to the association: 54.020831, 10.058419.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit