For train users, this summer will be long and tedious. The CFL always chooses the (slightly) quieter school holiday period to carry out major works. Four lines are affected, but two in particular: the Luxembourg-Esch-sur-Alzette-Rodange line and the line used by thousands of French cross-border commuters, the Luxembourg-Metz-Thionville line. Both pass through Bettembourg, which is in the middle of a project to double its tracks.

No trains will run between Bettembourg and Luxembourg between 11 July and 14 September inclusive, so users will have to get off at Bettembourg to take a substitute bus to get to Luxembourg City or any other destination in the country.

The alternatives put in place are: buses L60/L90 Luxembourg (Gare routière), which runs through Gasperich, Hildegard von Bingen and Bettembourg, with a departure every five minutes during rush hour and a departure every 15 minutes outside rush hour; bus L62 (direct), which runs from Luxembourg (Gare routière) to Esch-sur-Alzette, with a departure every 15 minutes during rush hour and a departure every 30 minutes outside rush hour. The TGV Luxembourg-Bettembourg/Thionville/Metz bus is reserved for TGV passengers.

1,100 bus journeys per day

No trains will also run between Luxembourg and Ettelbruck and between Luxembourg and Diekirch from 19 July to 10 August 2025 (inclusive) on the Luxembourg-Ettelbruck-Troisvierges-Gouvy line. And on the Luxembourg-Wasserbillig -Trier line, there will be no trains on the Luxembourg part of this line between 23 August and 14 September inclusive.

More than 200 bus drivers “are committed to carrying out more than 1,100 daily journeys during the summer,” says the CFL. In addition to the new line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg, the worksites in question are the continued transformation of the Howald interchange, the adaptation of Luxembourg station and the renewal of six kilometres of track between Berchem and Howald.

Maintenance and modernisation work is also being carried out on the Luxembourg-Ettelbruck-Troisvierges-Gouvy line to “continue to ensure the safety and comfort of CFL staff and customers.” Train traffic is interrupted on the Luxembourg section of the Luxembourg-Wasserbillig-Trier line for the renewal of more than 13 kilometres of track and 22,000 crossties.

This article was originally published in French.