Since 24 August 2026 and until 20 September 2026, no trains have been running between Luxembourg and Germany. There is a good reason for this: the important structure that carries almost 90 freight and passenger trains every day between Luxembourg and Germany (and vice versa) is undergoing a major refurbishment. Nearly 30 years have passed…

How the CFL are securing rock faces along the Northern Line and keeping invisible hazards away from the railway track Anyone currently travelling on the Northern Line will need to switch from train to bus for part of the journey. Behind this temporary arrangement lies a demanding construction project: in Goebelsmühle, the distinctive rock faces…

The comfort you enjoy when travelling with the CFL also relies on a range of behind-the-scenes operations that help ensure trains are presented in the best possible condition every day. Here’s a closer look at how CFL trains are cleaned, in five key points. Our teams work every day to maintain a pleasant environment on…

When construction machinery is on the tracks instead of trains, another part of the CFL comes to the foreground: the buses – and, above all, the staff who reliably get passengers to their destinations even whilst construction work is underway. “When you say ‘construction work’, you’re talking about rail replacement services – and that inevitably…

The electrification of the CFL’s 83 buses is moving up a gear. Following the arrival of 12 electric buses in 2025, 12 additional vehicles are joining the fleet this year. This marks a significant milestone in a transformation that began in 2019 with the introduction of the first two buses, and which is set to…

There are moments on a construction site that can still impress even the most experienced project managers. One of those moments recently took place in Howald. Last week, there was more than just anticipation in the air. Suspended several metres above the ground, seven-tonne steel structures seemed to be floating weightlessly above the site. All…

With over 206,000 hours of training in 2025, more than 2,000 certificates and diplomas delivered, and a wide range of tailor-made training modules developed, the Training & Development Department plays a key role in CFL’s human resources strategy, as explained by Angelique Jaskula, Head of the Training & Development Department at CFL. Given the wide…

The site of the former level crossing at Dommeldange is currently being redeveloped to provide pedestrians and cyclists with a new underpass combining comfort and safety. The CFL teams and their contractors made the most of the 2026 Whitsun holidays to ‘slide’ a structural element measuring 15 metres in length, 5.5 metres in width and…

This year’s statutory renewal of the CFL Board of Directors was marked by a change in presidency with the departure of Jeannot Waringo. The establishment of the new Board on 15 June 2026 provided an opportunity to pay tribute to this longstanding champion of the railways and of the country, to whom the title of…