Five new tram stations will be served from July, announce Minister for Mobility, Yuriko Backes, and the Mayor of Luxembourg City, Lydie Polfer, in a press conference on Friday evening.

In just over two months, commuters will be able to take the tram all the way to Cloche d'Or - an eagerly awaited step by residents and employees in the area.

Five new stations, including two multimodal interchange hubs, will be brought into service on 7 July. The tram will stop at rue des Scyllas, at the new Howald station, in front of Lycée Vauban, near the water tower ("Waassertuerm") and in front of the Stade de Luxembourg.

Unfortunately, commuters at the other end of the tram line are met with bad news: the link to Findel airport, which was originally due to be completed in 2024, has been delayed to 'early 2025,' confirm Yuriko Backes and Lydie Polfer.

As for now, it isn't possible to reach the airport by public transport two hours ahead of departure if you have a departing flight at 6 am. This is set to change, however, with the extension of the tram network to Findel in early 2025. The timetable will then naturally be adjusted, assures André Von Der Marck, CEO of Luxtram.

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Clear priorities for the expansion of the tram

As far as the further expansion of the tram is concerned, the emphasis is clearly placed on the suburbs, such as Cessange, Hollerich or the area along Route d'Arlon. One axis should go towards Strassen, the other across the city from north to south.

Currently, 100,000 people use the tram every day; this figure could double by 2035 with the new lines, estimate the Minister and the Mayor.

However, the financing laws for these two lines are not due to be passed until the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025 at the earliest.

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No tram through Avenue de la Porte Neuve

The extension of the lines no longer includes Avenue de la Porte Neuve, which currently hosts the 'Fondation Pescatore' bus stop. Whilst the project hasn't been fully discarded, Lydie Polfer sees it as out of the question given the immense environmental impact. The current plan would involve chopping down all the trees along the avenue, which would greatly impact the City parks.

Concerning the plans for the extension towards southern Luxembourg, Yuriko Backes assured the representatives of Esch, Suessem, Mondercange, Schifflange and Leudelange that the fast tram should run between the Cloche d'Or and Leudelange starting 2028, to Foetz in  2030, to Esch in 2032 and to Belval in 2035. This would mean a further 13 tram stops.

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