Blog CFL – Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois

// 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,…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…