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)
No. of tracks	Double track[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map Legend 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.^[3] It is an important international railway connection. The part in Luxembourg is designated as line 6.

Route

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.

Main stations

The main stations on the Metz–Luxembourg railway are:

• Gare de Metz-Ville
• Gare de Thionville
• Luxembourg railway station

Services

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

• TGV high speed services from Paris to Luxembourg
• EuroCity services from Brussels to Switzerland, and from Paris to Luxembourg
• Intercités night services from Luxembourg to Nice and Portbou
• TER Lorraine regional services
• CFL Line 60 and Line 90

References

1. RFF - Network map PDF
2. RFF - Map of electrified railway lines PDF
3. Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.