Category: engineering works/projects

engineering works/projects
// 9 April 2025

Friday 4 April 2025 saw the end of a major phase of maintenance work on the Luxembourg – Bascharage-Sanem – Rodange- Athus respectively Longwy lines. Following the replacement of 10,000 concrete sleepers in November 2024, 20 new switches were installed between 14 March and 4 April 2025. As a reminder, the CFL had decided, as…

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engineering works/projects
// 27 March 2025

Since our last visit to the construction site at the Howald multimodal hub, it is hardly recognizable. Where a few months ago there was bare earth stripped of tracks, today a brand new second platform already stands. Reminder: With a second platform, the train traffic of the lines Luxembourg – Esch/Alzette – Rodange and Luxembourg…

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engineering works/projects
// 27 February 2025

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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engineering works/projects
// 3 February 2025

In 2025, the CFL will continue to work for your mobility of tomorrow. The aim this year is once again to make the railway fit for the future. This comes as no surprise, as the number of train passengers has more than doubled in just under 20 years. Rail is therefore more than ever the…

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engineering works/projects
// 18 December 2024

You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs. The well-known saying also applies to the work on Luxembourg’s rail network. The work for the mobility of tomorrow is complex and many customers are affected by the consequences. However, the CFL hasn’t lost sight on its main objectives on 2024. Still travelling safely Safety plays a…

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engineering works/projects
// 18 September 2024

Rail traffic resumed on Monday 16 September 2024 on the Luxembourg – Bettembourg line, following a summer break that was essential for the ongoing transformation of the Howald rail stop. A review of the two months during which CFL teams and their providers were hard at work on this site, which is representative of tomorrow’s…

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engineering works/projects
// 29 August 2024

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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