The government has given the go-ahead to a bill amending railway legislation with a view to a vast worksite on the western head of Luxembourg station. The redevelopment, part of the National Mobility Plan 2035, includes the creation of an additional track between Hollerich and the central station, the construction of a new platform and the separation of lines 70 (to Pétange) and 80 (the new Luxembourg-Bettembourg line). The current Hollerich stop will be removed to make way for a genuine interchange hub, destined to become the capital's fourth peripheral station after Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg, Howald and Cessange.

This new rail hub should directly link trains from Kleinbettingen and Pétange to tram and bus lines, improving services to the Cloche d'Or, Hollerich and the south of the city. The Ministry of Mobility and Public Works believes that this interconnection will enable many passengers to avoid passing through the central station, which is currently saturated with more than 74,000 daily boardings and alightings.

The total cost of the project is estimated at 138 million euros, higher than the initial estimate of 115 million mentioned during the initial preparatory work for the Rail Fund. This extra cost is explained by the extension of the scope: beyond the tracks alone, it now includes the reconfiguration of platforms, the creation of footbridges and the integration of future tram-train connections.

The government justifies this investment by the need to increase the capacity of the rail network, the keystone of the country's sustainable mobility policy. The new hub at Hollerich is part of a strategy to better distribute passenger flows between several peripheral stations and to prepare for the arrival of the tramway to the Cloche d'Or. Work is due to start in the second half of the decade, once the legal framework has been adopted and the technical studies completed.