As part of the second phase of its summer works, Luxembourg's national rail company (CFL) is preparing maintenance and modernisation projects on four lines. Disruption on some routes will run until the end of September.
During this second summer phase, the CFL will carry out maintenance and modernisation on the following lines:
In cooperation with its German and French partners, the CFL has arranged an extensive replacement bus service. On average, this summer operation calls on around 200 drivers and provides nearly 1,000 trips a day during the work periods. Passengers can also fall back on buses from the RGTR and TICE networks. Commuters can find the various disruptions expected in the coming weeks, extending to the end of September for some lines, outlined below. Full details of replacement bus services are available on the CFL website.
Due to maintenance work on this line, no trains will run between Luxembourg and Germany from 24 August to 20 September 2026 inclusive.
Services on the Luxembourg section of the line, between Luxembourg and Wasserbillig, will resume with slightly adjusted timetables after 14 September 2026.
Following the completion of the new platform at Howald and the simultaneous commissioning of both platforms in March 2026, work on this new rail hub south of the capital is now entering the home straight. The summer will notably allow for the installation of two 24-tonne escalators per platform, easing access to the tram-and-bus interchange that spans the railway tracks. Formal commissioning of the entire Howald interchange, including the bus station and tram stop, is scheduled for the final quarter of 2026.
Work is also continuing on the construction of the new additional line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg, with commissioning planned for September 2027. That work, which also requires the suspension of rail traffic between Bettembourg and Esch-sur-Alzette given its proximity to the station, forms part of the preparations for connecting the new line at Bettembourg station, itself due in 2027.
The platform and rails will also be renewed between Livange and Berchem, in a project that will see 1,280 metres of rail, over 1,000 sleepers and 1,800 tonnes of ballast laid down. Sleepers that have reached the end of their service life will also be replaced between Bettembourg and Dudelange over a total length of 450 metres.
