Line 50 is a
Luxembourgian
railway line connecting
Luxembourg City to the west of the country, leading to
Kleinbettingen and on to
Arlon, in south-eastern
Belgium. The terminus at the eastern end is
Luxembourg railway station. It is designated, and predominantly operated, by
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois.
The line was opened by the ''
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (CF de l'Est), often referred to simply as the Est company, was an early French railway company. The company was formed in 1853 by the merger of ''Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg'', ope ...
'' in 1859. In 1956, the line was electrified at 3 kV DC, in order to allow Belgian locomotives to go into Luxembourg station without changing at the border. The line was re-electrified at 25 kV AC on 16 September 2018, and services into Luxembourg are now run by multi-system SNCB/NMBS locomotives.
Stations
*
Luxembourg
*
Bertrange-Strassen
*
Mamer Lycée
*
Mamer
*
Capellen
*
Kleinbettingen
* Arlon (Belgium)
References
Railway lines in Luxembourg
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