Regular passenger service between Büren and Brilon was closed on the section on 29 September 1974 due to superstructure defects.
The Heckeneilzug service continued for some years from Brilon Wald via Warburg towards north Germany.
On 30 May 1981, the remaining passenger services on the line were finally closed.
There were still regular passenger services on the sections between Paderborn and Büren and Brilon Stadt and Brilon Wald.

The freight traffic had already been partially closed on 30 May 1965 between Büren and Ringelstein.
Freight traffic ended between Ringelstein and Alme on 14 April 1975.
Freight traffic ran to Alme until 31 July 1991 and to Thülen until 30 May 1992.
North of Büren, the line was still in use for freight until the end of 1995, but it was then closed.
The 10-km stretch between Brilon Wald and the Egger company in Brilon is still regularly used for freight transport and since the timetable change in December 2011 and the line between Brilon Wald and Brilon Stadt is again used for passenger services.
The line between Brilon Egger and Büren-Weinberg, which is now used by the RWE company for the transport of transformers to the Brilon substation, has been sold and continues to be operated as a branch line.
Regular passenger service between Büren and Brilon was closed on the section on 29 September 1974 due to superstructure defects. The Heckeneilzug service continued for some years from Brilon Wald via Warburg towards north Germany. On 30 May 1981, the remaining passenger services on the line were finally closed. There were still regular passenger services on the sections between Paderborn and Büren and Brilon Stadt and Brilon Wald.
The freight traffic had already been partially closed on 30 May 1965 between Büren and Ringelstein. Freight traffic ended between Ringelstein and Alme on 14 April 1975. Freight traffic ran to Alme until 31 July 1991 and to Thülen until 30 May 1992. North of Büren, the line was still in use for freight until the end of 1995, but it was then closed. The 10-km stretch between Brilon Wald and the Egger company in Brilon is still regularly used for freight transport and since the timetable change in December 2011 and the line between Brilon Wald and Brilon Stadt is again used for passenger services. The line between Brilon Egger and Büren-Weinberg, which is now used by the RWE company for the transport of transformers to the Brilon substation, has been sold and continues to be operated as a branch line.
Alme Valley Railway