A modern multi-storey car park has opened next to the Thionville train station, bearing the name of Luxembourg’s former Prime Minister Joseph Bech thanks to significant investments from the Grand Duchy. Operational since 1 May 2025, the facility is among the first major developments in and around the Thionville train station, an area set to undergo major transformation over the next 15 years, including plans for more than 1,000 homes and office spaces.
The car park offers 721 spaces in total. Of these, 200 are reserved for local residents, while the remaining 500 are available to commuters, mainly cross-border workers heading to Luxembourg. By early June, half of those commuter spaces had already been taken up through subscriptions, which cost €65 per month for access from Monday to Friday, 5am–10pm.
With demand rising, the authorities are warning that spaces may soon become limited, especially since the nearby free car parks are due to be replaced by residential construction. Mayor Pierre Cuny acknowledged that the town had previously adopted a relaxed attitude towards parking around the station, but this would have to change.
Upcoming urban developments, including the introduction of the Temo Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network, are changing priorities in the area.
Luxembourg Mobility Minister Yuriko Backes attended the official inauguration of the car park on Friday 6 June. The Grand Duchy covered half of the total construction cost, contributing €5.37 million and making it the project’s largest single financier. This was ahead of the City of Thionville, which contributed €2.6 million, and the Grand Est region, which contributed €2.4 million.
This marks Luxembourg’s second major parking investment in Thionville after the Metzange car park, and follows the September 2024 opening of a similar project in Longwy. Minister Backes highlighted the importance of such projects in improving the daily commute for the thousands of cross-border workers who travel to Luxembourg each day.
“We’re neighbours, we’re friends, and it’s up to us to find solutions that can make the daily lives of cross-border commuters more pleasant”, Backes noted.
A future multi-storey car park is also planned in Yutz, and discussions are ongoing to extend the park-and-ride scheme to Uckange and Hettange-Grande.
Rémy Dick, president of the Temo transportation authority and mayor of nearby Florange, is calling for station-linked parking facilities to be rolled out more widely across the area. He says that replicating the Thionville model will be essential to accommodate the growing number of cross-border commuters in the coming years.
