Virton railway station

Virton railway station 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.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Belgium
Also known as: “Virton-Saint-Mard”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stade Yvan Georges and Montquintin Castle.

Stade Yvan Georges

Stadium

Stade Yvan Georges is a stadium in Virton, Belgium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of Excelsior Virton. The stadium holds 4,015 spectators. Stade Yvan Georges is situated 1 km east of Virton railway station.

Montquintin Castle

Ruins

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Montquintin Castle is an ancient feudal castle, now in ruins, situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of Ton, to Montquintin in Gaume in the extreme south of the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. Montquintin Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Virton railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villers-la-Loue and Rouvroy.

Villers-la-Loue

Village

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Villers-la-Loue is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Meix-devant-Virton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The history of the settlement goes back to the time of the Roman Empire, when a Roman villa existed here. Villers-la-Loue is situated 3 km northwest of Virton railway station.

Rouvroy

Village

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Rouvroy is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 27.68 km. Wallonia and Belgium's southernmost point is situated in the municipality, at Torgny. Rouvroy is situated 3 km southwest of Virton railway station.