Peißenberg: The old train station shines in new splendor

Created: 12/05/2022, 2:00 p.m

By: Bernhard Jepsen

Flagship in yellow and orange: Herbert Schneider (left) and Martin Gesche (right) point to the renovated facade.

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The former Peißenberg train station shines in new splendor: The model railway club Pfaffenwinkel (MBC) has had the façade of the striking building extensively renovated - the color of which is based on the historical model.

Peißenberg – Many model railway clubs have one or even several stations as true-to-scale models on their layouts.

That's nothing out of the ordinary.

But MBC Pfaffenwinkel has a lot more to offer: it owns a real train station, even though the station building right on Bergwerkstraße has not been in operation for many years.

In 2011, MBC bought the discarded property from Deutsche Bahn.

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For the club, which built a replica of the “Weilheim-Peißenberg” railway line in the attic in “H0” format and timed it to 1968, it was a financial feat at the time.

But the MBC has never regretted the investment.

"We're really glad that we bought it back then," states club chairman Martin Gesche.

By taking over the station, the MBC was able to permanently secure its club house and thus its club facilities.

If an investor had gotten in, you would probably have been given notice.

Curiously, the station, which was built in 1882 and has been rebuilt several times over the decades, is not a listed building.

Marketing with modern buildings would therefore have been possible for investors at any time.

Of course, there are maintenance costs for the MBC.

The most recent maintenance project was the refurbishment of the façade: "It was simply necessary now," explains Gesche: "We wanted to revitalize and beautify the appearance of the station.

For travelers, the appearance of the building is the first impression they get of Peißenberg.” Around 40,000 euros were invested in the paintwork and a special fabric application on the facade for longer durability.

"That's a huge sum for our club," explains Gesche.

The costs were financed from own funds and a donation from a local company.

The work was carried out by master painter Herbert Schneider and his colleague Peter Hibler.

Schneider was born in Peißenberg.

He knows the station from the days when the mine was still in operation.

So there is a certain emotional connection, which was also noticeable during the renovation work: "I was very happy that I was allowed to do it.

It was very special work,” says Schneider.

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Old train station in new splendor: "The result has grown step by step"

He and Hibler worked on the facade for eight weeks - and also tinkered: "The result has grown step by step," says Schneider.

The design of the pilaster strips and the tone of the paint, for example, were only determined during the ongoing renovation.

Among other things, old paint particles that were found when the facade was uncovered provided information.

Ultimately, a yellow-orange color mixture was chosen, which is based on the look of the 1980s.

The MBC now hopes that the freshly renovated facade will be spared graffiti, "so that the station can shine in its new splendor for a long time," as Martin Gesche explains.

The club has been installing video cameras around the station for some time.

"We don't want to point a finger at anyone," emphasizes Gesche, but the aim of the surveillance is to prevent damage caused by vandalism.

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