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We also worked for your mobility of tomorrow in 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.

Four winter markets, four atmospheres to discover by train

The winter markets are in full swing between now and the turn of 2025. Several of these events, organised in different towns across the country and in the Greater Region, are accessible by train. Or how to combine the art of festivities with zen and responsible mobility.

The CFL setting course for sustainable mobility

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.

New concrete sleepers placed at a pace of 200 per hour

Lifting, removing, replacing and adjusting. On Friday 8 November 2024, the renewal train operated by an external company on behalf of the CFL was making precise progress at the Dippach-Reckange rail stop. At the heart of the operation: the replacement, as a precautionary measure, of concrete sleepers with a manufacturing defect causing a chemical phenomenon known as “alkali-silica”.

Coradia

// 9 October 2024

What’s new on board the Coradia railcars?

With the first two new Coradia railscars, CFL customers are enjoying a series of advantages…

Coradia

// 2 October 2024

A historic day at work on board the first CFL Coradia train

The first CFL Coradia train set off from Luxembourg Station on the morning of Sunday 29 September 2024 on its way to Ettelbruck. This inaugural journey marked a special moment for the CFL and particularly for the staff responsible for its successful execution. ‘The CFL welcomes you on board for the inaugural journey of the…

Safety

// 20 September 2024

How to recognise the accessibility of a railway station

Example of Sandweiler-Contern Accessibility. A matter of course for most people. Even when travelling by train. You enter the station hall, take a look at the information board, go to the platform and take a seat in the appropriate train compartment. For people with a physical impairment (physically or visually impaired for example) or mental…

engineering works/projects

// 18 September 2024

A successful outcome to the summer engineering works in and around Howald

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…

Safety

// 11 September 2024

Stations, platforms, trains… back to school with safety in mind

A new school year inevitably means new resolutions! And not just for lessons…

engineering works/projects

// 29 August 2024

The XXL CFL drone on a data flight

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…

Good plan

// 21 August 2024

Five tips for relaxing close to home

Looking for a break before or during your holidays? Looking for a destination for a family outing? Here is a selection of activities in Luxembourg and neighbouring regions, accessible from a CFL station. Don’t hesitate to give us your feedback on these activities via the CFL social networks by commenting on our publications or tagging…