The CFL have just inaugurated a new maintenance and storage hall in preparation for the placing into service of 34 new Coradia Stream High Capacity railcars. After a year and a half’s work, “Hall 4” is now operational. Take a look at the pictures.
Ergonomic. Efficient. Safe. There’s no shortage of words to describe the latest infrastructure that was built at on the CFL’s lare Repairs and Maintenance Centre (CRM) site in Luxembourg-Bonnevoie.
Hall 4 is located along the Boulevard de Kyiv in Bonnevoie.The inauguration ceremony took place on 6 October 2023.The building has a volume of 21,350 m3.The inauguration ceremony took place on 6 October 2023 in the presence of (from left to right): Paul Galles (Alderman, Luxembourg City), Simone Beissel (Alderman, Luxembourg City), Henri Werdel (Director, Infrastructure Management, CFL), Jeannot Waringo (Chairman of the CFL Board of Directors), Luc Schmalen (Head of Trains and Equipment, CFL), François Bausch (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mobility and Public Works), Marc Wengler (CEO of the CFL) and Guy Lux (Head of the CFL Maintenance Centre).
The construction of “Hall 4” had become essential in order to handle the CFL’s 34 new Coradia Stream High Capacity (new 2400 and 2450 series), which will gradually join the fleet from 2024.
Construction began in January 2022 and was completed on schedule in summer 2023.Dedicated teams of six people will be on site 24/7.The infrastructure will also be used for the servicing and maintenance of the 2300 series (Kiss multiple units), in the spirit of efficient use of resources and infrastructure.Coordinated by the CFL’s Trains and Equipment Department in collaboration with an engineering consultancy, the construction work was organised taking into account feedback from the neighbouring Atelier Central (Central Worshop) site.Two 85m long elevated tracks will accommodate 3-car trains. Each track is equipped with overhead walkways, ideal for roof work on the major technical components of Coradia Stream High Capacity trains.Each track is equipped with overhead walkways, ideal for roof work on the major technical components of Coradia Stream High Capacity trains.Each track is equipped with overhead walkways, ideal for roof work on the major technical components of Coradia Stream High Capacity trains.A 5-tonne capacity bridge crane has been installed to handle bulky parts on the roof.The external tracks and the overhead lines for train access were built by the CFL Infrastructure Management team.
The challenge is to have sufficient capacity to service and maintain a rolling stock that is growing steadily, in line with the exponential increase in train use: +85% between 2003 and 2019.
356 solar panels have been installed on the roof. Their maximum output of 140 kW will be fed back into the electrical network of the Repairs and Maintenance Centre.A 400,000-litre water tank has been built underground. It is connected to the network of fire hydrants for the entire CRM (Repairs and Maintenance Centre) site, enabling the fire fighters to deal autonomously with any fire that may occur on site, for at least two hours.An aerial view of the CRM, which includes the Central Workshop, the Rapid Repair Centre, Hall 4, the Train Wash, the Bus Service premises (including the workshop) and the Administration and Sanitary Building (BAS).
