Classic route
TER
Luxembourg → Longwy · Luxembourg · France
A short cross-border hop from Luxembourg’s Ville-Haute down to the old French steel town of Longwy, one of the busiest daily commuter runs into the Grand Duchy.
Stations
- 0 kmLuxembourg
- 1 kmHollerich
- 11 kmDippach-Reckange
- 17 kmBascharage-Sanem
- 20 kmPétange
- 23 kmRodange
- 30 kmLongwy
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 20663428 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE 86556
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the TER?
The TER runs 28 km from Luxembourg to Longwy. It runs through Luxembourg and France.
How long does the TER take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 37 min for the 28 km. That is an average of 45 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the TER?
CFL and SNCF, with CFL Class 2200.
How old is the TER?
The line has been in service since 1880. 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.
How often does the TER run?
15 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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