) ▁to ▁Lond orf ▁and ▁L ollar ▁branch ed ▁off ▁here ▁and ▁the ▁But z bach – L ich ▁railway ▁to ▁But z bach ▁via ▁L ich ▁and ▁Mün zen berg . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Gr ün berg ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Vog els berg ▁Railway ▁from ▁Gi essen ▁to ▁Gr ün berg ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁Half ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁Vog els berg ▁Railway ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Al sf eld . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁L um da ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁was ▁opened ▁via ▁Lond orf ▁to ▁L ollar . ▁Thus , ▁Gr ün berg ▁became ▁a ▁regional ▁railway ▁hub ▁with ▁heavy ▁traffic . ▁The ▁L um da ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁was ▁operated ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁regional ▁passenger ▁ ▁and ▁fre ight ▁traffic . ▁From ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁operation , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁trains ▁ran ▁through ▁L ollar ▁to ▁G ie ßen . ▁The ▁Lond orf – Gr ün berg ▁section ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁This ▁section ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁L um da – W iese ck ▁cy cling ▁trail ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1   August ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁But z bach – L ich ▁railway ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁W etter tal bahn — W etter