Virton railway station (French: Gare de Virton; Dutch: Station Virton)[a] is a railway station in Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium. It is located on railway line 165, from Athus to Libramont. It was commissioned in 1879 by the Society of Railway Virton, and was formerly called Virton-Saint-Mard railway station (French: Gare de Virton-Saint-Mard; Dutch: Station Virton-Saint-Mard)[b]. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS) and served by the following types of trains: Omnibus (L) and Rush Hour trains (P).
Railway station
At an altitude of 204 metres (669 ft), the station is located in Virton, kilometer marker (PK) 24.70 on Infrabel line 165 from Athus to Libramont between Halanzy and Florenville stations. A hub station, it was the origin of the Invrabel line 155, from Marbehan to Virton and the French border, which is partially closed and decommissioned and which only retains the connection to the Burgo factory. 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 station's restoration and modernisation, at a cost of €170,000, 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 11 December 2006, the passenger service between Virton and Athus was renewed and to the city of Luxembourg.[4]
