Namur – Luxembourg railway line

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Namur – Luxembourg
Line of the Namur – Luxembourg railway line
Route number : 162 (Infrabel), 5 (CFL)
Course book range : 162 (SNCB), 50 (CFL)
Route length: 165.6 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system : 3 kV (Belgian part)  =
Power system : 25 kV 50 Hz (Luxembourg part)  ~
Top speed: 130 km / h
Legend
   
 from Charleroi and Brussels
Station, station
 0.0 Namur
   
 from Liege
   
 Meuse
   
 by Givet
Station, station
 2.1 Jambes Est
Station, station
 5.0 Dave-Saint-Martin
Station, station
 7.8 Naninne
Stop, stop
 10.9 Sart-Bernard
Station, station
 14.0 Courrière
Station, station
 16.7 Assesse
Stop, stop
 18.3 Florée
Station, station
 20.5 Natoye
   
 by Yvoir
   
 in place
Station, station
 29.0 Ciney
Station, station
 32.0 Leignon
Stop, stop
 32.9 Chapois
Station, station
 39.1 Haversine
Station, station
 48.9 Aye
   
 from Angleur / Liège
Station, station
 51.2 Marloie
Station, station
 57.6 Jemelle
   
 from Rochefort
Station, station
 60.0 Forrières
Station, station
 65.9 Grupont
Station, station
 76.2 Poix st Hubert
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the right, from the right
 from Athus
Station, station
 89.7 Libramont
   
 to St Vith
Station, station
 98.5 Neufchâteau
Station, station
 114.8 Marbehan
   
 Industrial track
Station, station
 121.6 Habay la Neuve
Station, station
 132.7 Stockem
Stop, stop
 134.0 Viville
Station, station
 135.8 Arlon
   
 Autelbas
   
 after Athus
   
 to Küntzig
   
 Barnich
   
 Sterpenich
border
146.8
18.8
Belgium / Luxembourg
Station, station
 17.9 Kleinbettingen
   
 to Ettelbruck
   
 Pétange – Ettelbruck railway line
Station, station
 13.0 Chapels
Station, station
 9.8 Mamer
Station, station
 8.7 Mamer Lycée
Station, station
 Beard rings - streets
   
 of pétange
   
 from Bettembourg
Station, station
 0.0 Luxembourg
Route - straight ahead
 to Spa and Trier

The Namur – Luxembourg railway connects Namur and its agglomeration on the Meuse and Sambre with the Belgian Ardennes towns of Ciney , Libramont and Arlon and continues via Kleinbettingen to Luxembourg . The double-track main line, together with the Brussels – Namur line, is part of the international Brussels – Luxembourg connection. As part of the EU transport project Eurocaprail , both routes are being expanded for journeys with a maximum speed of 160 km / h.

Nationwide, these two railway lines are together part of a north-west-south-east axis from Belgium and the Netherlands in the north via the SaarLorLux region to Switzerland and Italy in the south.

Route description

The route leaves the Meuse valley in Namur. In the northern part it is mostly on watersheds and only crosses one river valley, that of the Bocq . From Jemelle it follows the Lomme through its initially deep valley upstream and then a tributary to the watershed at Libramont. From there it slides into the basin of the Semois , but was only brought up to the river itself in its headwaters near Arlon . From Arlon to the east, it is built through high valleys near the watershed between Sauer and Semois and reaches the city ​​of Luxembourg like three of four railway lines on one of the ridges between two streams.

Since the altitude in the Ardennes is only wavy and the upper reaches of the rivers are not deeply cut, the construction of tunnels could be dispensed with, which reduced the construction costs. For this, however, gradients of up to 16 per mille were accepted, e.g. B. in the section between Namur and Courrière or in the section between Jemelle and Libramont.

Operation and history

The line was built by Compagnie Grande Luxembourg . On May 15, 1858, the Namur – Ciney section was completed; A few months later (July 17, 1858) the Ciney – Grupont connection followed, and since October 27, 1858 it has been possible to travel to Arlon by train. On September 14, 1859, the connection between Arlon and the border with Luxembourg was opened.

In 1873, after the Compagnie Grande Luxembourg was taken over by the SNCB , the line was expanded to two tracks. Since September 30, 1956, the line has been continuously electrified with 3 kV direct current. On September 17, 2018, the Luxembourg route section between Kleinbettingen and Luxembourg City was switched to the usual electricity system of 25 kV 50 Hz alternating current in Luxembourg during an eight-week route closure. The conversion of the Belgian section is under construction.

Train connections

  • EuroCity
    • 90/91 Vauban : Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg - Metz  - Strasbourg  - Mulhouse  - Basel  - Zurich (from Brussels on to Chur )
    • 96/97 Iris : Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg - Metz - Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel - Zurich (in the direction of Brussels from Chur)
    • 295/296 Jean Monnet : Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg - Metz - Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Basel
    • Etoile d'Europe : Brussels - Namur - Luxembourg - Strasbourg
    • Grand – Ducal : Brussels - Namur - Luxembourg - Strasbourg
  • Intercity ( J , every hour):
    • Brussels - Namur - Luxembourg
  • L-Trein :
    • Namur - Ciney
    • Ciney - Libramont
    • Libramont - Arlon

Web links

Commons : Railway line 162  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CFL - Les travaux 2018 dans les grandes lignes Le Quotidien.lu, January 8, 2018 (French)