Metz–Luxembourg railway

Railway line in France and Luxembourg

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[1]
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification| 25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Operating speed| 160 km/h (99 mph)

Route map

Legend

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| to Strasbourg

& Saarbrücken
│to Nancy

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154.3

| Metz-Ville
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000.0

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|

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157.6

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Moselle

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A 31 | Autoroute de

Lorraine-Bourgogne

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158.5

| Metz-Nord
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freight line

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160.2

| Woippy
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A 4 Autoroute de l'Est

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167.7

| Maizières-lès-Metz
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168.7

| Walygator Parc
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171.9

| Hagondange
|  |

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to Verdun

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181.9

| Uckange
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A 30 / D 9

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| Autoroute de la Vallée

de la Fensch

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to Charleville-Mézières

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A 31 | Autoroute de

Lorraine-Bourgogne

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187.3

Moselle

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188.0

| Thionville
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| Thionville–Trier railway

to Trier & Bouzonville

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189.2

Moselle

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| Cattenom Nuclear

Power Plant

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195.0

| Hettange-Grande
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A 31 | Autoroute de

Lorraine-Bourgogne

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| 203.8

0.0

| France

Luxembourg
border

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A 13 | Collectrice

du Sud

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| CFL Line 6b to

Volmerange-les-Mines

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CFL Line 6 to Esch-sur-Alzette

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5.2

| Bettembourg
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A 3 | Diddelenger

Autobunn

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9.1

| Berchem
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to Oetrange

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A 1 | Tréierer

Autobunn

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14.4

| Howald

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| CFL Line 50 to Brussels &

CFL Line 70 to Rodange

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16.7

| Luxembourg

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| 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

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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

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The main stations on the Metz–Luxembourg railway are:

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

## Services

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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

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1. ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
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. 146–160.146-160&rft.pub=Ministère+des+Travaux+Publics&rft.date=1869&rft.au=Direction+Générale+des+Ponts+et+Chaussées+et+des+Chemins+de+Fer&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Metz–Luxembourg+railway" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Horaire ligne 90, CFL, accessed 28 May 2021.