This Wikivoyage article is about traveling by train in Luxembourg.
introduction
Traveling by train is a popular and widely used option to travel in Luxembourg. Local trains run by the Grand Duchy's national railway company CFL and the German train as well as long-distance trains of the French State Railways SNCF as well as the Belgian railway company to neighboring countries France, Belgium and Germany. Local trains are also run in Luxembourg as regional train (RB) and regional express (RE) train types. The fact that there is no charge within the country and the good range of local transport are particularly noticeable.
Route network
- In addition to long-distance traffic, the route network is served by regional and express trains.
- The runs in the direction of Germany RE 11(Südwest-Express) on the course of the journey Luxembourg Gare - Sandweiler-Contern - Water cheap - Trier main station - Wittlich - Bullay - Cochem - Koblenz main station every hour, trains run between Trier Hbf and Koblenz Hbf as Through car of the Südwest-Express, front train section RE11 Luxemburg-Koblenz, rear train section RE1 (Mannheim - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Trier Hbf - Wittlich - Bullay - Cochem - Koblenz Hbf). In long-distance traffic, the InterCity trains between Koblenz Hbf and Luxembourg discontinued, the RE11 operates as a replacement service, but since it operates every hour, there is now a more frequent service between Koblenz and Luxembourg.
Tickets
Within Luxembourg
Since February 29, 2020, local trains, trams, city and regional buses can be used free of charge. Exceptions, however, are the 1st class compartments on the CFL trains, for which a ticket must still be purchased, as well as rail travel abroad.
To Germany
In addition to single tickets, travel to and from Germany is also possible. possible with the following offers:
- Rhineland-Palatinate Luxembourg ticket possible, this costs € 25 for one person as well as € 6 per passenger (max. four passengers), it is valid on a selected day from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from midnight to 3 a.m. on the following day (in Luxembourg daily from midnight) and is available at the ticket machines of Deutsche Bahn and private railways in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland as well as an online ticket via the DB service number 0049 / 1806/996633 (€ 0.20 per call from a German landline, max. € 0.60 per minute when calling from a German mobile network) and at ticket offices (plus a two-euro service charge per ticket).
- Luxembourg special This ticket is valid as a daily network ticket between Trier main station and all Luxembourg train stations and back by 3 a.m. the following day, 2nd class price € 5.00, 1st class price € 11.00, the ticket is suitable as a connecting ticket to Across the country ticket.
The Across the country ticket applies to the Igel border station.
Train stations
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National hub for local and long-distance transport in Luxembourg's main train station 1 Luxembourg Gare
, partly as a terminus also as Luxembourg-Ville guided. The station is the hub for national and international rail traffic. You can change to many city bus routes here, and the most important areas of the city center can be reached quickly on foot from here. The 
Luxembourg Airport
(IATA: LUX) can be reached from here by shuttle buses. The urban development area Kirchberg plateau now has a train station with the name 2 Luxembourg Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg, from here also runs the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular
Train types
- RE and RB the CFL: The state-owned railway company of Luxembourg (CFL) only operates local trains, which in Luxembourg as well as in Germany are run as regional trains (RB) and regional express trains (RE). With a few exceptions, the RB trains stop at all stations, the RE trains only at more frequented stations.
- TGV the SNCF: The French state railway SNCF operates the high-speed train TGV between Luxembourg City and Paris.
- Intercity (IC) and EuroCity (EC): The Belgian railway company NGBE operates as IC / EC trains between Luxembourg City and Brussels and from Luxembourg City to Strasbourg.
Luxembourg tram
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When the timetable changed on December 10, 2017, the Stater Tram started operations in the capital. This currently runs between the stations Luxexpo and Gare Centrale with stops in between at the stations National Library, Philharmonic and theatre. An expansion towards Luxembourg Airport as Cloche d Or is planned. There is currently a change to the CFL trains at the station Pafendall / Rout Bréck After the final expansion, there will also be an option to switch to rail transport at the stations Central station / Gare Centrale as Howald consist.
Contacts to the CFL
The CFL's customer service is above theirs Homepage cfl.lu, by phone at 00352/2489 2489 (Fixed network tariff, available Monday to Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sundays and public holidays 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.) and via the ticket office in Luxemburg-Gare station.
See also
literature
- : Locomotives from the BeNeLux countries. Vienna: Friday & Berndt, 2016, ISBN 978-3-61371-523-3 .
- Railway Atlas EU. Cologne: Schweers & Wall, 2017, ISBN 978-3-89494-147-5 , P. 139.
- : Tram Atlas Benelux. Berlin: Robert Schwandl Publishing House, 2020, ISBN 978 3 936573 59 6 , P. 160.
