Luxembourg - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable year 13 December 2015 to 10 December 2016, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.

Obscure services

Luxembourg — Oetrange via Luxembourg Triage (yard), Luxembourg Sud, Berchem Est and Syren

[30] (18A2) LU16/1

This route, which starts by running south from Luxembourg station on the east side of the freight yard, provides an alternative route between Luxembourg station and the Trier line. It is used only by trains which do not stop at Cents Hamm or Sandweiler Contern and are given 2 – 4 minutes longer. Only the following trains use this route in the current timetable.

SSuX RE5105 05:18 Luxembourg - Trier Hbf (Also runs 23 June & 15 August)
SSuX RB4481 Wasserbillig - 07:07 Oetrange - Luxembourg
SSuX RB4482 Wasserbillig - 08:07 Oetrange - Luxembourg
D1 RE5132 Wittlich Hbf - 00:11 Munsbach - Luxembourg

D1: Until 17 Jan, ThFSSUO and fetes 22 Jan until 31 July, All days 31 July - 29 August, ThFSSuO and fetes from 2 September.


This line can also be used between Luxembourg and Berchem (north junction, PK 11.371) by trains to/from the Bettembourg direction. This is most likely at peak hours, when capacity is limited.

Luxembourg avoiding line: Bertrange-Strassen (Luxembourg Hollerich, km 1.4) — Luxembourg Sud (km 14.0) via Luxembourg Triage (yard)

(18A2) LU16/2

This line, which avoids Luxembourg City to the south, links the line from Belgium via Arlon with the line to France via Thionville. The compilers are not aware of any booked passenger services over this route at present, although plans exist for future services to serve a new station at Cessange.

Bettembourg avoiding line: Hettange-Grande [France] (Bettembourg south junction) - Noertzange (Bettembourg west junction)

[60, 70, 80] (18A1) LU16/3

This line, which avoids Bettembourg to the south, links the line from France via Thionville with the line to Rodange via Esch sur Alzette. Services on this route are designed to serve the new station at Belval-Université. This service has been reduced since the timetable change and is currently shown as running until 1 April 2016. It is threatened with withdrawal because SNCF wishes to use the stock to lengthen some Nancy - Luxembourg trains during peak hours.

SSuX RE86524/26 Thionville - 08:12 Hettange-Grande - Longwy
SSuX RE86532/34 Thionville - 18:11 Hettange-Grande - Longwy
SSuX RE86521/23 Longwy - 07:26 Schifflange - Thionville
SSuX RE86529/31 Longwy - 17:26 Schifflange - Thionville

Aubange SNCB (Y Aubange) — Rodange CFL

(17B1) LU16/4

See Belgium - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services. .

Ettelbruck — Bissen

(18A2) LU16/5

This 9 km non-electrified freight-only line is a remnant of the former PH line to Steinfort and Pétange. In most years until 2012 there have been one or more special trains that traversed this line, often in January. They have run only as far as the station at Bissen, approximately 7.8 km from Ettelbruck. Further Information on the status of this line and special passenger trains would be welcomed by the Compliers.

Other Sparse services

60b Noertzange to Rumelange has only a limited commuter service SSuX.

Deletions since last edition

None

See also