Metz–Luxembourg railway

Metz–Luxembourg railway
Overview
System	SNCF / CFL
Status	Operational
Locale	France (Lorraine) Luxembourg
Termini	Gare de Metz-Ville Luxembourg railway station
Operation
Opened	1854-1859
Owner	SNCF / CFL
Operator(s)	SNCF / CFL
Technical
Line length	72 km (45 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz
Route map from Nancy to Strasbourg and Saarbrücken 154.3 Metz-Ville 157.6 River Moselle 158.5 Metz-Nord freight line 160.2 Woippy 167.7 Maizières-lès-Metz 168.7 Walygator Parc 171.9 Hagondange to Verdun 181.9 Uckange to Charleville-Mézières 187.3 River Moselle 188.0 Thionville Line to Trier and Bouzonville 189.2 River Moselle freight line 195.0 Hettange-Grande 203.8 0.0 Border F/L from Volmerange-les-Mines to Esch-sur-Alzette 5.2 Bettembourg 9.1 Berchem to Oetrange Line from Brussels and line from Rodange 16.7 Luxembourg Line to Trier Line to Liège

The railway from Metz to Luxembourg is a French and Luxembourgish 72-kilometre long railway line, that connects the French Lorraine region to Luxembourg. The railway was opened between 1854 and 1859. It is an important international railway connection. The part in Luxembourg is designated as line 6.

The line leaves Metz in a northern direction, downstream along the river Moselle. It passes through the industrial area between Metz and Thionville. It crosses the Luxembourgish border, and reaches the capital Luxembourg (city) after about 72 km.

The main stations on the Metz–Luxembourg railway are:

The Metz–Luxembourg railway is used by the following passenger services:

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