Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois

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Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois "CFL"
Type	Government-owned corporation (92% by Lux., 6% by Belgium and 2% by French Government)
Founded	14 May 1946
Headquarters	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Industry	Rail transport
Products	Rail transport, Cargo transport
Employees	3,200
Website	CFL

Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (Luxembourg Railways, abbreviated CFL) is the national railway company of Luxembourg. It has a workforce of 3,200, and in 2004 carried approximately 13.7 million passengers and 17 million tonnes of goods.

The Luxembourgeois rail system comprises 275 kilometres of track, of which 140 km is double track and 135 km single track. There are 617 route-kilometres of track, 574 km of which is electrified. The majority of the electrified track (526 km) is operated at 25 kV, 50 Hz, though some 48 km is run at 3 kV DC.

Luxembourg borders with Belgium, France and Germany. Correspondingly there are cross border services into these countries. Some are wholly run by CFL, where as others are run by SNCF, SNCB/NMBS and DB.

CFL passenger trains cover the majority of the network.

CFL operate the majority of their passenger trains using EMUs and Electric locos with push-pull stock. Two DMUs are also in service in CFL livery. They also have a fleet of diesel locomotives for operating freight and general shunting.

Contents 1 CFL network 1.1 Line 10 1.2 Line 30 1.3 Line 50 1.4 Line 60 1.5 Line 70 1.6 Line 80 2 Rolling stock 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] CFL network

[edit] Line 10

• Luxembourg
• Dommeldange
• Walferdange
• Heisdorf
• Lorentzweiler
• Lintgen
• Mersch
• Chruchten
• Colmar-Berg
• Schieren
• Ettelbruck

• Diekirch

• Michelau
• Goebelsmuhle
• Kautenbach

• Merkholtz
• Paradiso
• Wiltz

• Wilwerwiltz
• Drauffelt
• Clervaux
• Maulusmuhle
• Troisvierges
• Gouvy (Belgium)

[edit] Line 30

• Luxembourg
• Cents-Hamm
• Sandweiler-Contern
• Oertrange
• Munsbach
• Roodt
• Betzdorf
• Wecker
• Manternach
• Mertert
• Wasserbillig
• Trier
• Schweich (Germany)
• Trier (Germany)

[edit] Line 50

• Luxembourg
• Bertrange-Strassen
• Mamer Lycée
• Mamer
• Capellen
• Kleinbettingen
• Arlon (Belgium)

[edit] Line 60

• Luxembourg
• Berchem
• Bettembourg

• Thionville (France)

• Dudelange-Burange
• Dudelange-Ville
• Dudelange-Centre
• Dudelange-Usines
• Volmerange-les-Mines (France)

• Noertzange

• Kayl
• Tétange
• Rumelange

• Schifflange
• Esch-sur-Alzette

• Audun-le-Tiche (France)

• Belval-Usine
• Belval-Rédange
• Belvaux-Soleuvre
• Oberkorn
• Differdange
• Niedercorn

[edit] Line 70

• Luxembourg
• Hollerich
• Leudelange
• Dippach-Reckange
• Schouweiler
• Bascharage-Sanem
• Pétange
• Lamadeleine
• Rodange

• Athus (Belgium)

• Longwy (France)
• Longuyon (France)

[edit] Line 80

• Rodange

• Virton (Belgium)

• Athus (Belgium)
• Arlon (Belgium)

[edit] Rolling stock

EMUs

• Class 2000
• Class 2200

DMUs

• Class 628

Electric Locos

• Class 4000
• Class 3600
• Class 4000

Diesel Shunters

• Class 500
• Class 800
• Class 850
• Class 900
• Class 1000
• Class 1010
• Class 1020
• Class 1030
• Class 1020

Diesel Locos

• Class 1100
• Class 1500
• Class 1700
• Class 1800

On Track Plant

• Class 1050
• Class 1060
• Class 1070

[edit] See also

• Transport in Luxembourg

[edit] References

• (French) 2004 annual report (pdf)

[edit] External links

• (French) CFL official website
• Collection of Google Earth locations of CFL stations (Requires Google Earth software) from the Google Earth Community forum.