Metz–Luxembourg railway

Metz–Luxembourg railway
Metz–Luxembourg railway
	Metz–Luxembourg railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	SNCF / CFL
Locale	France (Lorraine); Luxembourg
Termini	Gare de Metz-Ville; Luxembourg railway station;
Service
System	SNCF / CFL
Operator(s)	SNCF / CFL
History
Opened	1854-1859
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
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	to Strasbourg
	& Saarbrücken
Moselle
	Thionville–Trier railway
	to Trier & Bouzonville
	203.8
	0.0
	France
	Luxembourg
	CFL Line 50 to Brussels &
	CFL Line 70 to Rodange
	CFL Line 30
	to Trier
	CFL Line 10
	to Liège
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The Metz–Luxembourg railway is a 72-kilometre-long (45 mi) French/Luxembourgish 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 CFL Line 90.^[4]

Route

The line leaves Metz in a northern direction, downstream along the Moselle river. It passes through the industrial area between Metz and Thionville. It crosses the Luxembourg border, finally reaching the capital Luxembourg (city).

Main stations

The main stations on the Metz–Luxembourg railway are:

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 Grand Est regional services
CFL Line 60 and Line 90

References

^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
^ 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.
^ Horaire ligne 90, CFL, accessed 28 May 2021.

[1] "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.

[2] "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).

[Statistique-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.

[4] Horaire ligne 90, CFL, accessed 28 May 2021.

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