The Minister for Mobility and Public Works, 
According to data provided by CFL, 37,113 trains were planned in 2024 on the Luxembourg-Wasserbillig-Trier route (in both directions). Over the year as a whole, 89.7% of trains were punctual, 6.8% were delayed by at least six minutes, 1.2% were partially cancelled and 2.3% were completely cancelled.
In 2025, 34,930 trains were scheduled. The punctuality rate fell to 87.4%, while 10.3% of trains were at least six minutes late. Partial cancellations affected 0.6% of trains and total cancellations 1.7%.
For January 2026, out of 3,088 planned trains, 89.6% were punctual, 8.7% late, 0.4% partially cancelled and 1.3% totally cancelled.
The Minister specified that cancellations made more than three working days in advance, linked to planned work on the infrastructure, are not taken into account in the cancellation statistics. Several rail blockades with replacement buses took place in 2024, 2025 and January 2026.
A majority impact of the neighbouring network
With regard to the causes of the disruptions, the parliamentary response states that in 2024, 73.3% of delays and 82.5% of cancellations were attributable to the “neighbouring network”.
In 2025, this share rose to 77.2% of delays and 63.2% of cancellations. The other causes mentioned are equipment and planning, as well as infrastructure and operations.
In order to improve the reliability of the link, CFL has stepped up its exchanges with Deutsche Bahn. In particular, an adaptation to the organisation of rolling stock departing from Luxembourg means that trains to Germany can depart independently of any delayed trains from Germany, in order to limit chain effects.
The minister emphasised, however, that most of the factors causing delays lie on the German network, over which CFL and the ministry have no direct control.
