Kautenbach railway station
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Kautenbach railway station is a railway station serving Kautenbach
, in the commune
of Kiischpelt
, in northern Luxembourg
. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
, the state-owned railway company.
The station is situated on Line 10
, which connects Luxembourg City to the centre and north of the country. Kautenbach is a junction
, with the main line heading further northwards, towards Gouvy
, and a branch line
connecting to Wiltz
.
Kautenbach
Kautenbach 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 commune of Wilwerwiltz to form the new commune of Kiischpelt. The law...
, in the commune
Communes of Luxembourg
The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...
of Kiischpelt
Kiischpelt
Kiischpelt is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Wiltz. The commune's administrative centre is Wilwerwiltz.Towns within the commune include Alscheid, Enscherange, Kautenbach, Pintsch, and Wilwerwiltz....
, in northern Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2005, the company carried approximately 14.1 million passengers and 11.7 million tonnes of goods...
, the state-owned railway company.
The station is situated on Line 10
CFL Line 10
Line 10 is a Luxembourgian railway line connecting Luxembourg City to the centre and north of the country, and on to Liège, in Belgium. The terminus at the southern end is Luxembourg railway station, whilst the terminals at the northern end are Diekirch, Wiltz, Troisvierges and Liège...
, which connects Luxembourg City to the centre and north of the country. Kautenbach is a junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
, with the main line heading further northwards, towards Gouvy
Gouvy
Gouvy is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km², had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km²....
, and a branch line
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
connecting to Wiltz
Wiltz
Wiltz is a commune with city 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 end of World War II...
.