CFL Line 50

Line 50 is a Luxembourgish 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.

StatusOperational

LocaleCapellen
Luxembourg

Termini

• Kleinbettingen
• Luxembourg

Stations7

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CFL Line 50
CFL Line 50
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Capellen Luxembourg
Termini	Kleinbettingen Luxembourg
Stations	7
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	CFL
History
Opened	15 September 1859
Technical
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC (2018–present) 3 kV DC (1956–2018)
Route map Legend SNCB Line 162 Arlon Belgium Luxembourg border Kleinbettingen Attert line Capellen A 6 Autoroute d'Arlon Mamer Mamer Lycée Bertrange-Strassen A 6 CFL Line 70 to Rodange Hollerich Luxembourg CFL Lines   60 40 │ 10 30

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The line was opened by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est 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.^[1]