Herbesthal (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁbəsˌtaːl]) is a village in the municipality of Lontzen, East Belgium. The origin of the name of Herbesthal is uncertain...
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Herbesthal railway station was the Prussian/German frontier station on the main railway from Germany into Belgium between 1843 and 1920. It opened to rail...
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municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Lontzen proper, Herbesthal, and Walhorn. In the 19th century, a Low Franconian dialect was widely...
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and Losheim (Hellenthal) [de]. At Eupen it connected with the line to Herbesthal where it joined the Brussels-Cologne main line. At Trois-Ponts [fr] it...
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the German Empire, now Siemianowice in Poland. Rodenstein was born in Herbesthal, which was then part of the Prussian Rhine Province. Since 1920 it is...
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Eisenbahngesellschaft opened its line from Cologne. The line first was extended to Herbesthal (near the Belgian border) and on 15 October 1843 to Antwerp. The first...
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opening festivities, covering the Liège (Belgium)–Köln part), making Herbesthal railway station the first international border station in the world. November...
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the Rhenish Railway was built from Cologne to the border station of Herbesthal, with its connection to Antwerp. The line was opened on 15 October 1843...
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first international frontier railway station would open, in 1843, at Herbesthal. It was also in 1843, on 15 October, that the first train crossed the...
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expresses. During World War II they were used on Brussels–Ostend, Lontzen/Herbesthal, and Lille trains. For most of their careers, the type 12s were assigned...
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the east, via Herbesthal, was becoming increasingly congested through sheer volume of traffic. The old frontier crossing at Herbesthal railway station...
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Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway, first line crossing more than one state 2 August Cologne Herbesthal (national border) Müngersdorf, Lövenich, Düren, Aachen, until 1843, 86 km...
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Bienne-lez-Happart Mont-Sainte-Geneviève Sars-la-Buissière Lontzen Lontzen Herbesthal Walhorn Malmedy Malmedy Bellevaux-Ligneuville Bévercé Manage Manage Bois-d'Haine...
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opened to create a cutting. The last section to the Belgian border at Herbesthal was opened to traffic on 15 October 1843. There was a grade of 1:38 between...
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a concession to build the line from Cologne to the Belgian border in Herbesthal. Construction of the line began on 11 April 1838. The proposal to develop...
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engulfed the American army. The forward railheads at Malmedy, Eupen and Herbesthal had to be evacuated. Rail shipments abruptly dropped from 50,000 to 30...
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