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Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois

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Industry
  
Rail transport

Website
  
CFL

Founded
  
14 May 1946

Operating income
  
4.4 million EUR (2013)

Net income
  
−€1.1 million (2013)

Number of employees
  
4,050

Revenue
  
684.2 million EUR (2013)

Type of business
  
State-owned enterprise

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Area served
  
Luxembourg, parts of Belgium, France, Germany

Key people
  
Jeannot Waringo, PresidentAlex Kremer, Director-General

Products
  
Rail transport, Cargo transport

Headquarters
  
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (Luxembourg National Railway Company, abbreviated CFL) is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2013, it carried approximately 20.7 million passengers and 804 million tonnes kilometers of goods. The company employs 3,090 people, making CFL the country's seventh-largest corporate employer.

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

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 the majority of the network.

CFL operates the majority 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

CFL is the result of a nationalisation of private railway companies in 1946.

  • History of rail transport in Luxembourg

    • Passenger train routes

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

  • Line 10 Luxembourg – Troisvierges-Frontière – Liège (Belgium), Kautenbach – Wiltz and Ettelbrück – Diekirch
  • Line 30 Luxembourg – Wasserbillig-Frontière – Trier (Germany)
  • Line 50 Luxembourg – Kleinbettingen-Frontière – Brussels (Belgium)
  • Line 60 Luxembourg – Esch-sur-Alzette – Rodange, Bettembourg – Dudelange – Volmerange-les-Mines (France), Bettembourg – Noetzange – Rumelange and Bettembourg – Esch-sur-Alzette – Audun-le-Tiche (France)
  • Line 70 Luxembourg – Rodange – Athus (Belgium) with extensions to Arlon (Belgium) and Virton (Belgium), Rodange – Longwy (France) with extension to Longuyon (France)
  • Line 80 Thionville (France) – Esch-sur-Alzette – Longwy (France)
  • Line 90 Luxembourg – Thionville (France) – Metz (France) – Nancy (France)

    • Internally it uses a different system with more sub divisions:

  • Ligne 1 Luxembourg – Troisvierges-Frontière
  • Ligne 1a Ettelbruck – Diekirch
  • Ligne 1b Kautenbach – Wiltz
  • Ligne 2a Kleinbettingen – Steinfort
  • Ligne 2b Ettelbruck – Bissen
  • Ligne 3 Luxembourg – Wasserbillig-Frontière via Sandweiler-Contern
  • Ligne 4 Luxembourg – Berchem – Oetrange
  • Ligne 5 Luxembourg – Kleinbettingen-Frontière
  • Ligne 6 Luxembourg – Bettembourg-Frontière
  • Ligne 6a Bettembourg – Esch/Alzette
  • Ligne 6b Bettembourg – Dudelange-Usines (Volmerange)
  • Ligne 6c Noertzange – Rumelange
  • Ligne 6d Tétange – Langengrund
  • Ligne 6e Esch-sur-Alzette – Audun-le-Tiche
  • Ligne 6f Esch-sur-Alzette – Pétange
  • Ligne 6g Pétange – Rodange-Frontière (Aubange)
  • Ligne 6h Pétange – Rodange-Frontière (Mont St. Martin)
  • Ligne 6j Pétange – Rodange-Frontière (Athus)
  • Ligne 6k Brucherberg – Scheuerbusch
  • Ligne 7 Luxembourg – Pétange

    • All neighbouring railways use the same gauge:

  • Belgium – 3 kV DC
  • France – 25 kV AC
  • Germany – 25 kV AC/15 kV AC

    • Ridership

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

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

    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.

  • CFL locomotives and rolling stock

    • References

    Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois Wikipedia
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