Rail passengers will have to put up with further disruption due to engineering works. From 24 August, CFL will be launching a second phase of maintenance and modernisation works on four routes, including services to Germany and the north of the country. To cope with service disruptions during the works, an average of around 200 train drivers will be deployed over the summer, with nearly 1,000 replacement bus services per day.
The most significant disruption affects Germany. No trains will run between Luxembourg and its neighbour from 24 August to 20 September inclusive. Between Luxembourg and Wasserbillig, trains will resume service after 14 September, with slightly adjusted timetables, whilst the Wasserbillig–Trier section will remain closed until 20 September. Several bus routes will take over, including services running every 30 minutes on one of the routes to Trier.
Work is continuing towards France
The north will not be spared. No trains will run between Ettelbruck, Troisvierges and Gouvy, or between Kautenbach and Wiltz, from 24 August to 14 September. Between Cinqfontaines and Troisvierges, 5,200 metres of track and 4,300 sleepers will be replaced, whilst 11,500 tonnes of ballast will be renewed and redistributed. An additional 1.1 kilometre section will be resurfaced between Kautenbach and Paradiso.
This work follows on from the closures already in place on the French section of the line. Between Luxembourg and Thionville, no trains will be running from 16 July to 23 August inclusive. CFL advises passengers to allow for an additional journey time of around 45 minutes between Thionville and Luxembourg due to potential road traffic delays. During peak hours, direct replacement buses may run every five to ten minutes.
In the south, the closures are also enabling work to progress on the new additional Luxembourg–Bettembourg line, which is scheduled to enter service from September 2027. The summer works focus in particular on a final 250-metre section of track near Bettembourg, ahead of the new line’s connection to the station, scheduled for 2027. The infrastructure is intended to increase capacity on the busiest section of the network and to physically separate the Luxembourg–Esch-sur-Alzette-Rodange and Luxembourg–Thionville–Metz lines.
