Rail transport in Luxembourg
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| Government-owned corporation (92% Luxembourg, 6% Belgium, 2% France) | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 14 May 1946 |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
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Area served
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Luxembourg, parts of Belgium, France, Germany |
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Key people
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Jeannot Waringo, President Alex Kremer, Director-General |
| Products | Rail transport, Cargo transport |
| Revenue |
 €684.19 million (2013) |
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€4.4 million (2013) |
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−€1.1 million (2013) |
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Number of employees
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4,050 (2013) |
| Website | CFL |
| Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois | |||||
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CFL Dosto regional train in Luxembourg.
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| Operation | |||||
| National railway | Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois | ||||
| Statistics | |||||
| Ridership |
20.7 million (2013) |
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| Passenger km |
385 million (2013) |
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| Freight |
 804.8 tonnes kilometres (2013) |
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| System length | |||||
| Total | 617 km (383 mi) | ||||
| Double track | 140 km (87 mi) | ||||
| Electrified | 574 km (357 mi) | ||||
| Track gauge | |||||
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||
| High-speed | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| 25kV 50 Hz AC | 528 km (328 mi) | ||||
| 3kV DC | 48 km (30 mi) | ||||
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Map of the Luxembourgian rail network
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The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (Luxembourg National Railway Company, abbreviated CFL) is the national railway company of Luxembourg. In 2013, it carried approximately 20.7 million passengers and 804 million tonnes kilometers of goods. The company employs 3,090 people, making CFL the country's seventh-largest corporate employer.
The Luxembourg rail system comprises 275 route-kilometres, of which 140 km is double track and 135 km single track. Of the total track length of 617 km, 574 km are electrified. The majority of the electrified track (526 km) is operated at 25 kV, 50 Hz, though some 48 km are run at 3 kV DC.
Luxembourg borders Belgium, France and Germany. Correspondingly, there are cross-border services into these countries. Some are wholly run by CFL, whereas others are run by SNCF, NMBS/SNCB and DB. CFL passenger trains cover the majority of the network.
CFL operates the majority of its passenger trains using EMUs and electric locomotives with push-pull stock. The company also has a fleet of diesel locomotives for hauling freight trains and for general shunting purposes.
Luxembourg is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Luxembourg is 82.
CFL is the result of a nationalisation of private railway companies in 1946.
CFL advertises its passenger network as made up of seven lines:
Internally it uses a different system with more sub divisions:
All neighbouring railways use the same gauge:
Passenger ridership carried on CFL-trains for each fiscal year (x 1000)).
Passenger kilometers on CFL-trains for each fiscal year (x 1,000,000)).
CFL owns a relatively modern fleet of passenger trains, with a majority of double-decker trains. Nearly all routes are operated with electric trains.
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