• In Milbech, a Successful Lateral Shift and a Level Crossing Soon to Be Removed

    The CFL continue their program to eliminate level crossings on the Luxembourg railway network. These operations enhance rail and road safety, while also improving user comfort. A good example is PN 59 in Milbech.

  • 5 Tips to make back-to-school train travel safer

    Here are five tips to ensure your back-to-school train journeys in 2025 are safe and smooth.

  • Full Steam Ahead into the Past

    Not far from Pétange lies a hidden valley that was closely tied to the iron ore industry and underground mining until the mid-1950s: the Fond-de-Gras Valley…

  • Summer on the move: CFL’s 1,100 daily bus challenge

    This summer, the CFL are not only reshaping railway infrastructure to prepare for the future of mobility. Luxembourg’s railway company is also coordinating a large-scale substitution bus service to ensure uninterrupted travel for passengers. Because service — with a capital “S” — never stops.

  • 2.7 km track, 13 switches, 1 new platform… A productive summer for the CFL in Howald

    The transformation of the Howald railway stop continues this summer. The renewal and modernisation of the site’s infrastructure will position it as one of the key hubs for mobility in Luxembourg.

  • Welcome to the new P+R facilities in Troisvierges and Colmar-Berg

    388 car spaces are available in a P+R building at Troisvierges station. At the Colmar-Berg stop, the open-air car park has now been expanded to 237 spaces.

This year, the „Excursions scolaires 2018“ brochure has been illustrated by students of the Lycée des Arts et Métiers. Discover the artworks of the talented students in this gallery. Thank you so much for participating in this project.

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The CFL took advantage of the summer holidays to do works on the Luxembourg rail network. From mid-July until September 16, line 50 was closed from Luxembourg to Arlon. On average 150 trains circulate on the this line per day. The main focus, for the nine weeks of works, has been the power supply to…

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Yellow or white, it appears most of the time in its podotactile form (tactile under feet), which means its relief allows visually impaired pedestrians to find their way around. This week, we highlight it on this blog to answer the following question: What is behind the safety line (white, yellow, podotactile), on the platforms in…

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As part of the European Mobility Week, which takes place every year from 16th to 22nd September, the CFL, the City of Luxembourg, Luxtram, Adapth, Info-Handicap, Blanneverenegung and Verkéiersverbond organized the event “Multimodality for All” on 19th September. In this context, a “train-funicular-tram-bus” route was organized with travelers with reduced mobility and visually impaired people…

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Maintenance and modernization works of line 10 were undertaken for 3 weeks now. The works concerned the section Ettelbruck – Diekirch, but also Dommeldange, Lorentzweiler and, last but not least, Mersch. But as you know, a picture is worth a thousand words, so please have a look at this overview of the various constructions sites…

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The closure of a section or even a railway line can occur for plenty of unexpected reasons. First it makes us think of an equipment breakdown or any other external reason. Most of the time, nevertheless, a railway closure is planned. Such as for works, for example, a closure implies a flawless organization, especially in…

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Switches and crossings are among the basic building blocks of the railway infrastructure. The turnouts are controlled by the dispatchers in the signal boxes, which, thanks to these elements, can use the existing tracks as flexibly and efficiently as possible. With the help of switches, the train transitions from one to track to another can…

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The rail plays two important roles: direct support of rolling loads and steering of the rolling stock. The rail must also fulfill three conditions: resistance, ride comfort and noise level reduction. In order to ensure the latter , the rails are regularly examined from every angle.

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