Troisvierges railway station

Railway station in Luxembourg

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50°07′10″N 05°59′28″E / 50.11944°N 5.99111°E / 50.11944; 5.99111 Troisvierges railway station (Luxembourgish: Gare Ëlwen, French: Gare de Troisvierges, German: Bahnhof Ulflingen) is a railway station serving Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.

The station is situated on Line 10, which connects Luxembourg City to the centre and north of the country. It is the last station on the line in Luxembourg, before it passes into Belgium on its way to Gouvy. From 1889 it was also connected with Belgium via the Vennbahn, and through Belgium to Germany.^[1]

Troisvierges station was the disembarkment point of German soldiers on 1 August 1914, at the outset of the First World War. This action was the first encroachment upon Luxembourg's sovereignty during the conflict, during which Germany occupied Luxembourg for over four years.

Gallery

Troisvierges railway station
Map of current railways in Luxembourg: Troisvierges near northern frontier with Belgium
Line of Venn railway connecting Troisvierges with Belgium and Germany, now dismantled
Troisvierges railway station panorama

References

^ Vennbahn, 20

External links

Official CFL page on Troisvierges station
Rail.lu page on Troisvierges station
The German Occupation of Luxembourg (as documented in the original German and French-language dispatches)