ine ▁Valley ▁Railway . ▁The ▁branch ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁Sul zburg ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁The ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Railway ▁Oper ating ▁Company ▁( De utsch e ▁Eisen bahn - B et rie bs - G es ellschaft , ▁DE B G ) ▁from ▁the ▁initial ▁operator , ▁Ver ing ▁& ▁W ae chter , ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁this ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Mün st ert al . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁Süd west deutsch e ▁Verkehr s - A kt ien gesellschaft ▁( S outh west ▁German ▁Transport ▁Company , ▁S WE G ) ▁has ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁this ▁branch ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁Rh ine ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁was ▁elect r ified ▁through ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁railway ▁to ▁Sul zburg ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁after ▁passenger ▁services ▁had ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁bus es ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁line ▁to ▁Mun ster ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁elect r ified ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Bad ▁K roz ingen ▁was ▁regular ▁served ▁by ▁express ▁trains ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁So , ▁for ▁instance , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁tim et able , ▁two