Virton railway station

La gare de Virton (Virton Station) (formerly Virton - Saint-Mard) is a Belgian railway station on line 165, from Athus to Libramont, located in the city limits of Virton, near Saint-Mard in the province of Luxembourg, Walloon Region. It was commissioned in 1879 by the Society of Railway Virton. It is a station of the National Society of Belgian Railways (SNCB) served by trains: Omnibus (L) and Heure de pointe (Rush Hour) (P).

Virton Station
La gare de Virton
Inside of the station.
General information
TypeTrain Station
AddressAvenue Bouvier
6762 Virton
Town or cityVirton
CountryBelgium
Coordinates49.560464°N 5.519355°E / 49.560464; 5.519355
Elevation204m
Current tenantsNational Railway Company of Belgium
OwnerInfrabel
SNCB-Holding
Website
http://www.belgianrail.be/fr/gares/recherche-gares/17/virton.aspx

Railway Station

At an altitude of 204 metres (669 ft), this station is located in Virton, kilometer marker (PK) 24.70 on Infrabel line 165 from Athus to Libramont between stations Halanzy Station and Florenville Station. A hub station, it is the origin of the Invrabel line155, from Marbehan to Virton and the French border, which is partially closed and decommissioned and which has only the connection to the factory Burgo. The old railway station of Virton-Ville was on this line.

History

In 1984, after the closure of steel plants of Athus and Longwy the passenger traffic between the stations of Virton and Athus was terminated.[1]

The restoration and modernization of the station, at a cost of 170,000 euro, was finished in September 2006.[2] The main renovations are to the passenger building, the marquee located on platform 1, and the parking.[3] On Monday, December 11, 2006, the passenger service between Virton and Athus was renewed and to the city of Luxembourg.[4]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Local services (L-13) Libramont - Virton - Athus - Arlon (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-13) Libramont - Virton (weekends)
Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station
Florenville
From Monday to Friday, except holidays
toward Libramont
L 13
Halanzy
From Monday to Friday, except holidays
toward Arlon
Florenville
On weekends and holidays
toward Libramont
Terminus

Travellers' Services

Hospitality

A SNCB station.[5] Virton station offers travelers a ticket office, open daily. Handicap facilities, equipment and services are available.

Serving

Virton is served by trains, omnibuses (L) and Heure de pointe (Rush Hour) (P) of the SNCB undertaking service on line 165.[6]

Transportation Connections

Parking for vehicles is available.[5] Bus service is available.[5]

References
  1. "La liaison de chemin de fer entre Virton et Luxembourg (The rail link between Virton and Luxembourg)" (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. "NEWS : 170.000 euros de travaux pour la gare de Virton en Belgique (NEWS: 170,000 worth of work for the station in Virton Belgium)". PASSION-TRAINS (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "La gare de Virton modernisée (Virton Station Modernized)". Informations sur l'infrastructure (in French). Chemins de fer belges. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. "Lundi, Virton-gare va revivre (Monday Virton Station Will Revive)" (in French). Le Soir. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. "Virton". SNCB Mobility (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. "Brochures de ligne (Route Schedules)". SNCB Mobility (in French). Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  • "Virton". SNCB Mobility. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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