Scenic route
Intercity Luxembourg–Liège
Luxembourg → Liège · Luxembourg · Belgium
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A cross-border Intercity through the wooded Éislek and the Ourthe and Amblève valleys, one of the prettiest rail rides in the Ardennes.
Stations
- 0 kmLuxembourg
- 18 kmMersch
- 36 kmMichelau
- 41 kmGoebelsmühle
- 45 kmKautenbach
- 50 kmWilwerwiltz
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- 54 kmDrauffelt
- 60 kmClervaux
- 68 kmTroisvierges
- 78 kmGouvy
- 89 kmVielsalm
- 101 kmTrois-Ponts
- 104 kmCoo
- 127 kmAywaille
- 135 kmRivage
- 139 kmPoulseur
- 155 kmAngleur
- 157 kmLiège-Guillemins
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7352701 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 40 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 11 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 5329
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Intercity?
The Intercity runs 156 km from Luxembourg to Liège. It runs through Luxembourg and Belgium.
How long does the Intercity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 39 min for the 156 km. That is an average of 59 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Intercity?
CFL and SNCB, with CFL, SNCB EMU.
How old is the Intercity?
The line has been in service since 1867. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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