The bridge over the Luxembourg – Esch/Alzette – Rodange railway line at Oberkorn is being replaced by the Administration des ponts et chaussées, in close collaboration with the CFL. Preparations for the replacement of the ‘Schwaarzbreck’ at Oberkorn began last autumn during a rail traffic closure during the All Saints’ Day holiday in 2024. Part…
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The CFL’s new electric buses are due to come into service at the beginning of 2025 Dinis De Oliveira, project manager, starts the engine, releases the brakes, his right foot taps the accelerator, then the Mercedes eCitaro bus starts moving: It merges into the traffic almost silently. Passengers on CFL buses will have to say…
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Shortly before three o’clock in the afternoon, at 2.53 pm to be precise, the doors of the Coradia close with the characteristic warning signal. Just a few seconds later, the brand-new CFL railcar, one of seven that have been in service since September 2024, is on its way. However, it is not travelling quietly from…
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After transporting customers for more than thirty years, 20 CFL Z2 railcars are preparing to set off for Romania to operate there. Here’s a look back at the preparations for this departure, which highlight the expertise and intrapreneurial spirit of CFL’s staff. A characteristic atmosphere. Familiar sounds. And a natural setting that could be appreciated…
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The topic of sustainability plays an important role for our society and our planet. At European level, climate-damaging CO2 emissions are to be reduced by 55% by 2030. This is an ambitious endeavour in which local public transport and, above all, the train will play a key role. The transport sector still accounts for almost…
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Drones have been growing in popularity for several years now. And rightly so, because in addition to their use in the leisure sector, these small technical wonders are increasingly asserting themselves in the professional environment. The professional use of drones is also becoming more and more commonplace at the CFL. However, in a much larger…
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Impressive. This word, best describes what has happened at the Howald construction site since our last visit in February of this year. Where at the beginning of the year, old tracks and tonnes of old ballast were still in place, today literally no stone has been left unturned. What exactly has happened and how the…
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The CFL headquarter building is an integral part of the skyline of the capital’s Gare district. It has towered over the Place de la Gare since the 1950s. Renovation and extension work on this building has been underway since the end of 2023. The background to the planned work is the constant development of the…
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Leave the car behind and continue travelling to and from work by train. This is a request that more and more customers are mentioning and one that we at the CFL take seriously. By 2023 alone, the CFL have provided their customers with a whopping 2,000 additional parking spaces with the new P+R facilities in…
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