CFL

CFL activities to develop railway infrastructures are performed in compliance with the amended law of 10 May 1995, according to which the State seeks to renovate, modernise and maintain the rail network, with relative expenses met by the State budget using railway funds and financing for international railway connections. Activities are performed in compliance with the provisions of the «transport» master plan and according to the logic of the «mobil 2020» integrated mobility concept.

The number of infrastructure construction sites opened in 2008 and their scope are impressive, bearing witness to the determination of political authorities to reach 2020 with a modal distribution of 25% for public transport and to improve the quality of the service offered to customers.

The year 2008 was marked by the following major projects:

The new rail line linking the Kirchberg district and Luxembourg airport to the national rail lines, for which the first work, the airport station, has been completed, while the construction site for the second section has just opened; the doubling of the track for the Luxembourg-Petange line, an important section of which has been completed, with the opening to traffic of both tracks of the section located between Petange and Dippach-Reckange.

The Belval project is continuing, with the construction of the new station, destined to become the second most important in Luxembourg in terms of passenger numbers. It will have an ambitious architecture and will be integrated harmoniously in the concept of the Belval site being served by means of public transport, whose market share will exceed the 25% targeted for the country as a whole. It is estimated that the station will be operational in 2010.

The modernisation of the Luxembourg station remains a challenge for the organisers of the railway service since, we recall, train traffic must be kept at 100% levels during these works. During 2008 the platforms and the new passenger subway on the south side were completed. The renovation of the forecourt, completion of the passenger subway on the north side and installation of the canopies and lifts are planned for 2009.

Maintenance and modernisation actions in numerous places and stations of the network are ongoing to keep railway installations in a state that ensures safety, quality and the comfort of customers. We should note here that all renovated or newly built stations are equipped with lifts and conform to legislation on the accessibility of persons with reduced mobility to public places.

The railway network as at 31/12/2008

Total length of lines 275 km, double track 140 km, single track 135 km.
Length of tracks 619 km, of which main tracks 437 km, service tracks 182 km.
Electrified lines 262 km, double track 140 km, single track 122 km.
Non-electrified lines 13 km, double track 0 km, single track 13 km.
Length of electrified lines 576 km, powered by 3kV continuous current 48 km, powered by 25kV alternating current 528 km.
Length of non-electrified tracks 43 km.
Number of track equipment units 1005.
Number of special sidings 41.
Structural works: tunnels 26, major viaducts 5, structural works (PI, PS, PR bridges) 343, pedestrians subways 54, pedestrian walkways 8, supports for signalling installations 43, level crossings 145, of which 23 fully closed and 84 equipped with automatic half-barriers.

CFL commercial activities:

Serving 64 CFL stations, halts and stopping points as well as shared stations and CFL stops situated outside the national territory (transborder traffic: Audun-le Tiche and Volmerange-les-Mines in France).
Passenger traffic: 65,000 passengers/day, 17.6 million passengers transported in 2008.
In greater detail: national traffic = 12.6 m passengers, international traffic = 4 m passengers in transborder traffic and TGV travel incl.)
Current punctuality rate: + 92% of passenger trains on time.