Troisvierges railway station ( lb, Gare Ëlwen, french: Gare de Troisvierges, german: Bahnhof Ulflingen) is a
railway station
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serving
Troisvierges
Troisvierges (; lb, Ëlwen ; german: Ulflingen) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The two highest hills in Luxembourg, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune.
, the town of T ...
, in northern
Luxembourg
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. It is operated by
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the
state-owned
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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
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on its way to
Gouvy
Gouvy (; wa, Gouvi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km2, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2.
T ...
. From 1889 it was also connected with Belgium via the
Vennbahn
The (, "Fen Railway") is a former railway line that was built partly across what was then German territory by the Prussian state railways. It is now entirely in Belgium, because the trackbed of the line, as well as the stations and other install ...
, and through Belgium to Germany.
Vennbahn, 20
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Troisvierges station was the disembarkment point of German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
soldiers on 1 August 1914, at the outset of the First World War
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. This action was the first encroachment upon Luxembourg's sovereignty during the conflict, during which Germany occupied Luxembourg for over four years.
Gallery
File:Gare Elwen.jpg, Troisvierges railway station
File:Cfl.png, Map of current railways in Luxembourg: Troisvierges near northern frontier with Belgium
File:Vennbahn.png, Line of Venn railway connecting Troisvierges with Belgium and Germany, now dismantled
File:Gare Elwen Panorama.jpg, Troisvierges railway station panorama
References
External links
Official CFL page on Troisvierges station
Railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
Railway stations in Luxembourg
Railway stations on CFL Line 10
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