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Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois

The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2025, it carried approximately 31.4 million passengers. As of 2023, the company employs around 5,000 people, making CFL the country's largest corporate employer.

History
CFL is the result of a nationalisation of private railway companies in 1946. ==CFL operations and services==
CFL operations and services
Passenger train routes CFL advertises its passenger network as made up of seven lines: • Line 10 Luxembourg – Troisvierges-Frontière – Liège (Belgium), Kautenbach – Wiltz and Ettelbrück – Diekirch • Line 30 Luxembourg – Wasserbillig-Frontière – Trier (Germany) • Line 50 Luxembourg – Kleinbettingen-Frontière – Brussels (Belgium) • Line 60 Luxembourg – Esch-sur-Alzette – Rodange, Bettembourg – Volmerange-les-Mines (France), Noetzange – Rumelange and Esch-sur-Alzette – Audun-le-Tiche (France) • Line 70 Luxembourg – Rodange – Athus (Belgium), Rodange – Longwy (France) • Line 90 Luxembourg – Thionville (France) – Metz (France) – Nancy (France) Internally it uses a different system with more sub divisions: • Ligne 1 Luxembourg – Troisvierges-Frontière, 1a Ettelbruck – Diekirch, 1b Kautenbach – Wiltz • Ligne 2a Kleinbettingen – Steinfort, 2b Ettelbruck – Bissen • Ligne 3 Luxembourg – Wasserbillig-Frontière via Sandweiler-Contern • Ligne 4 Luxembourg – Berchem – Oetrange, 4a Luxembourg - Alzingen • Ligne 5 Luxembourg – Kleinbettingen-Frontière • Ligne 6 Luxembourg – Bettembourg-Frontière, 6a Bettembourg – Esch/Alzette, 6b Bettembourg – Dudelange-Usines (Volmerange), 6c Noertzange – Rumelange, 6d Tétange – Langengrund, 6e Esch-sur-Alzette – Audun-le-Tiche, 6f Esch-sur-Alzette – Pétange, 6g Pétange – Rodange-Frontière (Aubange), 6h Pétange – Rodange-Frontière (Mont St. Martin), 6j Pétange – Rodange-Frontière (Athus), 6k Brucherberg – Scheuerbusch • Ligne 7 Luxembourg – Pétange Rail links to adjacent countries All neighbouring countries have railways, but only France uses the same electrification of 25 kV AC: • Belgium – change to 3 kV DCFrance – same voltage and current • Germany – change to 15 kV AC Ridership Passenger ridership carried on CFL-trains for each fiscal year (x 1000). • 1938: 9,505 • 1950: 10,607 • 1960: 10,643 • 1970: 12,531 • 1980: 14,053 • 1990: 12,692 • 2000: 12,985 • 2006: 14,793 • 2007: 16,442 • 2008: 17,676 • 2009: 17,039 • 2010: 17,996 • 2011: 18,200 • 2012: 19,834 • 2013: 20,714 • 2014: 21,503 • 2015: 22,496 • 2016: 22,459 • 2017: 22,930 • 2018: 23,331 • 2019: 25,016 • 2020: 14,500 • 2021: 16,600 • 2022: 22,000 • 2023: 28,700 • 2024: 31,300 • 2025: 31,400 Passenger kilometers on CFL-trains for each fiscal year (x 1,000,000). • 1938: 215 • 1950: 227 • 1960: 230 • 1970: 256 • 1980: 302 • 1990: 261 • 2000: 332 • 2006: 298 • 2007: 233 • 2008: 345 • 2009: 333 • 2010: 347 • 2011: 349 • 2012: 373 • 2013: 385 • 2014: 409 • 2015: 418 • 2016: 417 • 2017: 438 • 2018: 443 • 2019: 463 • 2020: 269 • 2021: 304 • 2022: 389 Rolling stock . CFL owns a relatively modern fleet of passenger trains, with a majority of double-decker trains. Nearly all routes are operated with electric trains. • CFL locomotives and rolling stock ==Projects==
Projects
In 2019, doubling of track between Luxembourg railway station and Sandweiler-Contern at a cost of €462 million was completed, following an original planned 2013 opening. A new, more direct, line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg is due to open in 2027. ==Fares==
Fares
CFL trains are free of charge within Luxembourg, with the exception of first class. For international journeys, a ticket is required. ==See also==
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