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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 14 May 1946; 79 years ago (14 May 1946) |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Area served | Luxembourg, parts of Belgium, France, Germany |
Key people | Jeannot Waringo, President Marc Wengler, Director-General |
| Products | Rail transport, Cargo transport |
| Revenue |  €1.073 billion (2022)[1] |
| €4.4 million (2013) | |
 €13 million (2022) | |
| Owner | 94% Luxembourgish state, 4% Belgian state, 2%French state |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2023)[2] |
| Website | www |
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| Operation | |||||
| National railway | Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois | ||||
| Statistics | |||||
| Ridership | 31.3 million (2024)[3] | ||||
| Passenger km | 388.8 million (2022)[1] | ||||
| Freight | 2,438 million tonnes kilometres (2022)[1] | ||||
| System length | |||||
| Total | 630 km (391 mi) | ||||
| Double track | 140 km (87 mi) | ||||
| Electrified | 574 km (357 mi) | ||||
| Track gauge | |||||
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
| High-speed | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| 25 kV 50 Hz AC | 576 km (358 mi) | ||||
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TheSociété Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (French pronunciation:[sɔsjetenɑsjɔnaldeʃ(ə)mɛ̃dəfɛʁlyksɑ̃buʁʒwa]; Luxembourg National Railway Company; abbr.CFL[seɛfɛl]) is the national railway company ofLuxembourg. In 2024, it carried approximately 31.3 million passengers. As of 2023, the company employs around 5,000 people, making CFL the country's largest corporate employer.[4]
The Luxembourg rail system comprises 275 route-kilometres (170 miles), of which 140 kilometres (87 mi) is double track and 135 kilometres (84 mi) single track. Of the total track length of 617 kilometres (383 mi), 576 kilometres (358 mi) are electrified at 25 kV, 50 Hz.[5]
Luxembourg bordersBelgium, France and Germany. Correspondingly, there are cross-border services into these countries. Some are wholly run by CFL, whereas others are run bySNCF,NMBS/SNCB andDB. CFL passenger trains cover most of the network.
CFL operates most of its passenger trains usingEMUs and electric locomotives with push-pull stock. The company also has a fleet of diesel locomotives for hauling freight trains and for general shunting purposes.
Luxembourg is a member of theInternational Union of Railways (UIC). TheUIC Country Code for Luxembourg is 82.
CFL is the result of a nationalisation of private railway companies in 1946.
CFL advertises its passenger network as made up of seven lines:[6]
Internally it uses a different system with more sub divisions:[7]
All neighbouring countries have1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge railways, but only France uses the sameelectrification of25 kV AC:
Passenger ridership carried on CFL-trains for eachfiscal year (x 1000).[8][1]
Passenger kilometers on CFL-trains for eachfiscal year (x 1,000,000).[8][1]
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CFL owns a relatively modern fleet of passenger trains, with a majority ofdouble-decker trains. Nearly all routes are operated with electric trains.
In 2019, doubling of track betweenLuxembourg railway station andSandweiler-Contern at a cost of €462 million was completed, following an original planned 2013 opening.[9] A new, more direct, line between Luxembourg andBettembourg is due to open in 2027.[10]
CFL trains are free of charge within Luxembourg, with the exception of first class[11]. For international journeys, a ticket is required[12].
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