Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois explained

Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)
Type:Government-owned corporation
Foundation:14 May 1946
Location:Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Key People:Jeannot Waringo, President
Marc Wengler, Director-General
Area Served:Luxembourg, parts of Belgium, France, Germany
Industry:Rail transport
Products:Rail transport, Cargo transport
Revenue: €1.073 billion (2022)[1]
Operating Income: €4.4 million (2013)
Net Income: €13 million (2022)
Num Employees: 5,000 (2023)[2]
Owner:94% Luxembourgish state, 4% Belgian state, 2% French state
Homepage:CFL
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
Nationalrailway:Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
Ridership: 28.7 million (2023)
Passkm: 388.8 million (2022)
Freight: 2,438 million tonnes kilometres (2022)
Length:6300NaN0
Doublelength:1400NaN0
Ellength:5740NaN0
El1:25 kV 50 Hz AC
El1length:5760NaN0

The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (Luxembourg National Railway Company, abbreviated CFL) is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2023, it carried approximately 28.7 million passengers. As of 2023, the company employs around 5,000 people, making CFL the country's largest corporate employer.[3]

The Luxembourg rail system comprises 275 route-kilometres (170 miles), of which 140km (90miles) is double track and 135km (84miles) single track. Of the total track length of 617km (383miles), 576km (358miles) are electrified at 25 kV, 50 Hz.[4]

Luxembourg borders Belgium, France and Germany. Correspondingly, there are cross-border services into these countries. Some are wholly run by CFL, whereas others are run by SNCF, NMBS/SNCB and DB. CFL passenger trains cover most of the network.

CFL operates most of its passenger trains using EMUs and electric locomotives with push-pull stock. The company also has a fleet of diesel locomotives for hauling freight trains and for general shunting purposes.

Luxembourg is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Luxembourg is 82.

History

See main article: History of rail transport in Luxembourg. CFL is the result of a nationalisation of private railway companies in 1946.

CFL operations and services

Passenger train routes

CFL advertises its passenger network as made up of seven lines:[5]

Internally it uses a different system with more sub divisions:[6]

Rail links to adjacent countries

All neighbouring railways use the same gauge but differing electrification types, listed below:

Ridership

Passenger ridership carried on CFL-trains for each fiscal year (x 1000).[7] [1]

Passenger kilometers on CFL-trains for each fiscal year (x 1,000,000).[1]

Rolling stock

CFL owns a relatively modern fleet of passenger trains, with a majority of double-decker trains. Nearly all routes are operated with electric trains.

Projects

In 2019, doubling of track between Luxembourg railway station and Sandweiler-Contern at a cost of €462 million was completed, following an original planned 2013 opening.[8] A new, more direct, line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg is due to open in 2027.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rapport annuel 2022 du Groupe CFL . 2023-06-12 . CFL . fr.
  2. Web site: Les CFL ont transporté 28,7 millions de voyageurs en 2023. CFL. 15 January 2024. PDF . 12 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Les principaux employeurs au Luxembourg d'après l'éffectif au 1er janvier 2023 . 2023-07-20 . Statec . fr.
  4. Web site: Luxembourg Railway Network Statement 2023 . acf.gouvernement.lu . 1 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112140847/https://acf.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/sillon/documents-de-reference-du-reseau/DRR-2023-version10-en.pdf . Jan 12, 2023 . en . 22 Nov 2021 . live.
  5. Web site: CFL Réseau & Gares. 2020-08-30. www.cfl.lu.
  6. Web site: RESEAU FERRE LUXEMBOURGEOIS, DOCUMENT DE REFERENCE 2008 . 2007-09-27 . 2007 . PDF . Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois . fr.
  7. Web site: Trafic voyageurs (rail et route) 1938 - 2019 (version révisée). 2020-11-27. statistiques.public.lu.
  8. Web site: €462m rail link hopes to ease Luxembourg traffic flow. Luxembourg Times. 12 June 2019.
  9. Web site: CFL New line Bettembourg – Luxembourg . 2024-07-25 . groupe.cfl.lu.

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