Gare de Nouvel-Avricourt, Border railway station in Avricourt, France
Gare de Nouvel-Avricourt is a Neo-Romanesque building with four corner towers stretching about 328 feet (100 meters). The structure features sturdy stone construction and was designed to serve as a major railway hub at this border crossing point.
The station was built in 1875 as Deutsch-Avricourt and marked the boundary between France and the German Empire following major territorial shifts. It became a key railway crossing point between the two countries during that era.
The station complex served as the center of a workers' colony where railway employees and their families lived in houses arranged according to their rank in the company. Walking through, you can still sense how the railway organized daily life and made social roles visible in the layout of buildings.
The station no longer operates but remains accessible and worth viewing from the outside to appreciate its architectural design. The Neo-Romanesque towers and extended structure are visible from all sides and give a sense of the station's former importance as a border crossing.
The Orient Express once passed through this station where French trains operated on the left side despite German signage throughout the early years. This mix of rail systems reflected the complex history of this crossing point between nations.
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