Luxembourg railway station

Luxembourg railway station is the main railway station serving Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.80,000 passengers use this station every day.It is the hub of Luxembourg's domestic railway network, serving as a point of call on all but one of Luxembourg's railway lines . It also functions as the country's international railway hub, with services to all the surrounding countries: Belgium, France, and Germany. Since June 2007, the LGV Est has connected the station to the French TGV network.The station is located 2km south of the city centre, to the south of the River Pétrusse. The station gives its name to Gare, one of the Quarters of Luxembourg City.HistoryThe original railway station was built entirely from timber, and was opened in 1859. The position of the new station on the south bank of the Pétrusse, away from the original built-up area of the city, was on account of Luxembourg's role as a German Confederation fortress. The first connection to the city proper came in 1861, with the construction of the Passerelle viaduct. After the 1867 Treaty of London, the fortifications were demolished, leading to the expansion of the city around the station.