Troisvierges railway station
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50°07′10″N 05°59′28″E / 50.11944°N 5.99111°E 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
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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
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[edit]- 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)
| Preceding station | CFL | Following station | ||
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| Clervaux towards Luxembourg
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Line 10 | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station |  NMBS/SNCB
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Following station | ||
| Clervaux towards Luxembourg
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IC 33 | Gouvy towards Liers
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