Passengers travelling with the Luxembourg National Railway Company (CFL) should note that maintenance work will be carried out from Saturday 28 March to Sunday 12 April on several railway lines.
With fuel prices reaching record highs, residents and cross-border commuters are increasingly reliant on soft mobility options. However, during the Easter holidays, work will be carried out on three major railway lines:
Train traffic will be interrupted on various sections of these lines. As usual, replacement buses will be provided. According to CFL, customers may also use regular RGTR and TICE bus routes as a complement.
Detailed timetables are available on cfl.lu, mobiliteit.lu, and via the CFL mobile or mobiliteit.lu apps. Due to the unpredictability of road traffic, CFL recommends that customers allow for an additional travel time of 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the time of day.
After 25 years of service, the rails and railway sleepers between Bettembourg and Scheuerbusch will be renewed over a length of 7.8km. The work, carried out during the school holidays, will involve a track renewal train to accelerate the process. In total, 15.6km of rails, 13,000 sleepers, and 6,000 tonnes of ballast will be replaced. CFL will also use the interruption to carry out maintenance and cleaning work at various stops and stations along the line.
Alternatives put in place:
Bus L62 (express): Luxembourg City (main station) – Esch/Alzette
Departures every 15 minutes during peak hours, every 30 minutes during off-peak hours
Bus L60 (all stops): Bettembourg – Esch/Alzette
Departures every 30 minutes
Bus L66 (all stops): Esch/Alzette – Audun-le-Tiche – Belval Université
Departures every 30 minutes
For passengers travelling from the Rumelange, Tétange, and Kayl stops, affected by the closure between Rumelange and Noertzange, the following bus routes are available as alternatives:
Bus route 508: LUX, Rocade – Ottange (F)
Bus route 601: LUX, Centre – Ottange (F)
Renovation work will take place on the tracks between the Pulvermühle and Niedergrünewald viaducts. Having reached the end of their life cycle, over six kilometres of rails, 2,600 sleepers, and 100 tonnes of ballast will be renewed. In addition, a 1,900m section of track between Lorentzweiler and Lintgen will also be replaced.
Work will continue on the permanent removal of the PN13 level crossing in Dommeldange, specifically to allow for the installation of an underpass that will serve as an alternative for pedestrian and cyclist traffic beneath the tracks. Piles will be installed to form a watertight wall necessary for the underpass construction. As a reminder, the PN13 level crossing has been closed to road traffic since 7 June 2025.
Alternatives put in place:
Bus L10: Limpertsberg (Boulevard Paul Eyschen) – Ettelbruck
Departures every 30 minutes
Easily accessible by tram (Theater stop)
Serves all train stops between Luxembourg City and Ettelbruck, as well as Diekirch
Bus L11 (express): Luxembourg City (Rocade) – Mersch
Departures every 30 minutes
This bus also serves Ettelbruck. During peak hours, CFL requests passengers travelling to or from Ettelbruck to use L12 buses instead
Bus L12 (express): Luxembourg City (Rocade) – Ettelbruck
Runs Monday to Friday, during peak hours only
Departures every 10 to 15 minutes
Bus L13: Kirchberg (Luxexpo) – Ettelbruck via Mersch
Runs Monday to Friday
Departures every 30 minutes
Easily accessible by tram (Luxexpo stop)
Maintenance work will also be carried out on the line between Luxembourg City and Arlon, specifically in the Belgian-Luxembourg border area. In addition to replacing wooden sleepers with concrete ones, attention will be given to the stability of the track’s load-bearing structure through tamping operations. The closure will also be used by the National Roads Authority to carry out rehabilitation work on engineering structure 1004 near Capellen.
Cleaning, brush clearing, and additional maintenance work, such as point maintenance, will also be carried out on several sections of the Luxembourg City – Kleinbettingen – Arlon line.
Alternatives put in place:
Bus L50: Luxembourg City – Kleinbettingen – Arlon
Departures every 30 minutes
Bus L52 (express): Luxembourg City – Arlon
Departures every 30 minutes
