Line 10 is a

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...

ian

railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...

connecting

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the G ...

to the centre and north of the country, as well as on to Liège, in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

. The terminus at the southern end is

Luxembourg railway station Luxembourg railway station ( lb, Gare Lëtzebuerg, french: Gare de Luxembourg, german: Bahnhof Luxemburg) is the main railway station serving Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owne ...

, whilst the terminals at the northern end are

Diekirch Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...

Wiltz Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the e ...

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 ...

and Liège. It is designated and predominantly operated by the

Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (''Luxembourg National Railway Company'', abbreviated CFL) is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2013, it carried approximately 25 million passengers and 804 million t ...

(CFL).

History

On 21 July 1862, the

Chemins de fer de l'Est The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (CF de l'Est), often referred to simply as the Est company, was an early French railway company A railway company is a company within the rail industry. It can be a manufacturing firm or an operator. ...

opened the line section from

Ettelbruck railway station Ettelbruck railway station ( lb, Gare Ettelbréck, french: Gare de Ettelbruck, german: Bahnhof Ettelbrück) is a railway station serving Ettelbruck, in central Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway ...

to commercial traffic. On 15 December 1866, the line was extended to Troisvierges railway station before reaching the Belgian border and Gouvy railway station on 20 February 1867.Alphonse Courtois, "Société royale grand-ducale des chemins de fer Guillaume-Luxembourg", in ''Manuel des fonds publics et les sociétés par actions'', Garnier frères, 1863, pp. 532-534 intégral. Retrieved on 21 February 2012.

Stations

* Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg * Dommeldange *

Walferdange Walferdange ( lb, Walfer ; german: Walferdingen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg. Geography The commune of Walferdange is located north of Luxembourg City in the valley of the Alzette. It is part of the canton Luxembourg. The ...

* Heisdorf *

Lorentzweiler Lorentzweiler () is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette The Alzette (; ; ) is a river with a length of in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer ( ...

Lintgen Lintgen () is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette The Alzette (; ; ) is a river with a length of in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer (a tri ...

Mersch Mersch ( ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch. , the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population o ...

* Cruchten *

Colmar-Berg Colmar-Berg ( lb, Colmer-Bierg, german: Colmar-Berg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette. Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg' ...

Schieren Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch. The town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of . Schieren is served by a railway station. Schieren was formed on 1 Jul ...

Ettelbruck Ettelbruck ( lb, Ettelbréck , german: Ettelbrück ) is a commune with town status in central Luxembourg, with a population of inhabitants. History Until 1850, both Erpeldange and Schieren were part of the Ettelbruck commune as well, but bot ...

* Michelau * Goebelsmuhle *

Kautenbach Kautenbach ( lb, Kautebaach) is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. In 2005, the village had a population of 120. Kautenbach was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until January 1, 2006, when it was merged with the c ...

Merkholtz Merkholtz ( lb, Mäerkels) is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 118. The town is served by Merkholtz railway station. References External links Kiischpelt Villages in ...

Paradiso Paradiso (Italian: ''Heaven'', literally: Paradise); may refer to: People * Paradiso (surname) Places * Gran Paradiso, a 4,000 metres mountain in Italy * Paradiso railway station (Luxembourg) * Paradiso, Switzerland, a municipality of the Ital ...

Wilwerwiltz Wilwerwiltz ( lb, Wëlwerwolz) is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 238. Wilwerwiltz was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commun ...

* Drauffelt *

Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red ...

* Maulusmuhle (closed) *

* Gouvy (Belgium) * Vielsalm (Belgium) * Trois-Ponts (Belgium) * Coo (Belgium) * Aywaille (Belgium) * Rivage (Belgium) * Poulseur (Belgium) * Angleur (Belgium) * Liège (Belgium)

References

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