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The Krimmeri switch post is a historic monument located in Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region. Built in 1905 by the Imperial Directorate-General for Railways of Alsace-Lorraine (EL), it was one of the four stations of the Strasbourg-Neudorf station, where it was referred to as "poste 4". This building, inspired by the Renaissance castral architecture, is distinguished by its stone turret, its rump roof and its upper floor in wooden strips. It was located at the edge of the Meinau and Neudorf districts, near the Krimmeri-Meinau railway stop.

The switch post lost its railway function when the Strasbourg-Neudorf railway station was upgraded in the late 1980s. It was then converted into a private home. The building was listed as a historic monument in 1988, recognizing its heritage importance. The nearby Krimmeri-Meinau rail stop was put into service in 2003, long after the end of the station's rail use.

This building illustrates the railway history of Alsace-Lorraine under German occupation, during which time the railway network was controlled by the Reichseisenbahn in Berlin. Its architecture, combining Renaissance elements and local construction techniques, reflects the cultural and political influences of the time. Today, there remains a testimony of this period and an example of the conversion of industrial heritage.

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