Scherfede station is located in the Warburg district of Rimbeck in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

In 1872, the first locomotive ran on Hagen–Warburg–Kassel line (Upper Ruhr Valley Railway) through Scherfede station.

Air raids during the war inflicted severe damage, while the roof of the roundhouse in the workshop was destroyed.

[7] On 22 February 1945, an air raid on Scherfede station completely destroyed a signal box and several buildings in the area were damaged by incendiary projectiles.

The station, workshop and Bahnmeisterei (track maintenance supervisor’s office) included about 400 employees at this time.