Innovation // 10 May 2022
Ready to go thanks to the AURIS boarding symbol

A new feature on the dynamic display board AURIS: the AURIS boarding symbol gradually announces the departure of the train, thanks to the flashing green and yellow dots. This way, customers already know from a distance how much time is left before their train’s departure. Besides this visual aid, the boarding symbol also helps to…

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engineering works/projects // 5 May 2022
OA14: 36 elements that form the arch of a bridge

For the past few months, drivers who regularly take the A3 highway, have been able to follow the progress of the work on the OA14 railway bridge that is taking place in the vicinity of the highway. This past weekend, a major milestone was reached with the installation of the key arches that complete the…

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CFL Group // 20 April 2022
A new logo for the CFL

Some of you may have already noticed. Like many of the extensive modernisation works that have progressed and evolved, the logo of the CFL has also undergone its own change. A new logo that symbolises the impressive changes in a Group that has just celebrated 75 years. We spoke to Marc Wengler, CEO of the…

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engineering works/projects // 30 March 2022
On the tracks of customer information: Data feed

When evaluating our services, the topic ‘customer information’ plays an important role. In this article series, we will introduce you to many motivated employees who are committed to ensure that you are well informed at all times, especially during periods of engineering and construction work. As it is important, that the timetable is always up…

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Innovation // 15 March 2022
Modernisation of the DoSto driving trailers: Automatic passenger counting system

The CFL fleet of 87 DoSto (reversible double-decker) driving trailer is currently undergoing a modernisation process in order to have the latest technology and to constantly improve the service and comfort for the customers. Through several innovative projects, the driving trailers will be gradually renewed and even equipped with new features until 2024. Today, Guillaume,…

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engineering works/projects // 16 February 2022
On the tracks of customer information: timetable adjustments

When evaluating our services, the topic ‘customer information’ plays an important role. In this article series, we will introduce you to many motivated employees who are committed to ensure that you are well informed at all times, especially during periods of engineering and construction work. Updated timetables are essential for a good customer information. We…

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engineering works/projects // 2 February 2022
OA14: one step further in the construction of the extraordinary bridge

It was not a day like any other for the team around Rui, the CFL project manager of the new line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg. The team had been looking forward to this day for several weeks. Last week, the day finally arrived and the fruits of months of work paid off. The reason for…

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engineering works/projects // 25 January 2022
On the tracks of customer information: User eXperience

When evaluating our services, ‘customer information’ plays an important role. In a series of articles, we will introduce several motivated employees committed to ensure that you are well informed at all times, especially during periods of engineering and construction work. In this particular field, the customer is our toughest critic and their opinion counts. For…

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engineering works/projects // 13 January 2022
On the tracks of customer information: AURIS – customer information in real time

When evaluating our services, the topic ‘customer information’ plays an important role. In this article series, we will introduce you to many motivated employees who are committed to ensure that you are well informed at all times, especially during periods of engineering and construction work. Christophe, one of the people behind the Auris system, explains…

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engineering works/projects // 8 December 2021
The rail-grinding train – When sparks fly at night

When sparks fly at night and the rail-grinding train is on the move on the CFL rail network, it is for a reason. Grinding is necessary to counteract material fatigue, which occurs for example on particularly heavily frequented sections of the track. This is an important factor for the safety and comfort of customers. Grinding…

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// 17 July 2017

Containerland : a big success

The weekend of 7 July 2017 was marked by the official opening of the new intermodal terminal in Bettembourg-Dudelange. On Friday, the official ceremony took place, in the presence of His Royal Highness, Grand Duke Henri, Mars di Bartolomeo, President of the Chambre des Députés, Etienne Schneider, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs,…

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Simply explained
// 11 July 2017

Lost and found office: The Chamber of the Forgotten

As an employee of the new office for lost and found items and for baggage storage, which has been available to CFL customers since October 2016, Fränz L. can certainly be called Master of the “Chamber of the Forgotten”. Since the service on the new premises in the vicinity of platform 3AB has been in…

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engineering works/projects
// 4 July 2017

Technologies of the latest generation: Aramis and Auris

In addition to a safe and comfortable train journey, one of the most important missions of the CFL is to convey in real time essential information, for example in respect of the punctuality of the trains. The latter especially requires maximum accuracy and speed, two attributes which, above all else, involve automated systems. Two such…

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engineering works/projects
// 28 June 2017

New business districts will be easily accessible

Since the timetable change which occured on 10 December 2017, journeys to Howald, Ban de Gasperich and Cloche d’Or have be eased for a lot of customers. After the commissioning of the first part of the intemodal change platform Howald, works will be continued in order to prepare its final implementation in 2021. Just like the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg…

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Track Nr 10
// 13 June 2017

Helicopter assignments to secure rocky cuttings

Of the 600 km of railway lines on the Luxembourg network, many sections run alongside rocky cuttings, particularly in the north of the country. To reduce the risks related to the structure and the potential instability of these rocky masses to the strict minimum, stabilisation and strengthening measures are regularly performed along the sections concerned….

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Photo reportage
// 19 May 2017

The romance of the railways: Historic images of the “Atelier Bonnevoie”

Thanks to the photos from the collection of André Weis, we can offer you a unique look into the past of the “Atelier Bonnevoie”. After more than 60 years in operation, the building will be demolished to make way for the expansion of Luxembourg Central Station. A fifth and sixth platform will then help the…

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engineering works/projects
// 17 May 2017

Once upon a time : CFL’s old workshop

To create space for the expansion of the railway infrastructure at Luxembourg Central Station, the old CFL workshop, the “Atelier Bonnevoie”, will have to be demolished. A fifth and sixth platform will then help it to cope better with the high volume of rail traffic, including from the south, at the station, which is the…

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engineering works/projects
// 19 April 2017

Video: the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg station and the funicular take shape

Since the last video in October 2016, constructions on-site have evolved a lot. Works on the lower and upper station were continued, the rails that will carry the four cabins of the funicular have been put into final position and are ready for use. In addition, the escalators connecting the train platforms of the future…

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engineering works/projects
// 14 April 2017

Funicular operator: a new profession

From December 2017, Luxembourg will boast a new attraction: With the completion of the work on the innovative funicular railway, which will connect the Pfaffenthal and Kirchberg districts, a new profession will also be created, namely that of the funicular railway operator. We talked to Marc Wengler, General Director of CFL. So how do you…

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Photo reportage
// 13 April 2017

The new KISS arrived!

After one and a half years of construction, on March 2nd 2017, the new electric railcars manufactured by Stadler arrived at their final destination, CFL’s central workshop. The two KISS are among the first of a total of 11 electric railcars ordered by the CFL Group. With a unit price of 8.9 million euros each,…

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