Luxembourg's main station: Location map
Luxembourg has one main central station, normally shown in timetables as plain Luxembourg. The current station was built 1907-1913 to replace an earlier wooden building of 1859. It's the hub for the domestic rail network run by CFL (Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois) and for international trains to Brussels, Paris and other destinations.
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Main hall
When you walk in from outside, the toilets are half way along on the left. The ticket office is half way along on the right. You can see the main departures board at the far end, with doors onto platform 3.
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Platforms 1-3
Walk straight through the main hall and out of the doors at the far end onto platform 3. Turn right and walk 100m to find platforms 1 & 2, which are both dead-end bay platforms. The Intercity trains to Arlon & Brussels typically go from these platforms. Below, the rear of an Intercity to Brussels on platform 1.
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Platforms 4-14
At the far end of the main hall, turn left, go down the steps shown in the photo below, turn right into the main underpass (souterrain nord) which has steps & an escalator up to platforms 4-14.
If you want to avoid these steps, walk onto platform 3 and turn right. There is also a southern underpass (souterrain sud) linking platforms 3-14 which has lifts as well as steps between the underpass and each platform. There are also lifts down into this southern underpass at the front of the station, in front of the modern glassed-in section to the right of the main entrance.
An overbridge (passerelle nord) also links platforms 3-14 at the northern end of the station, this has lifts as well as steps between the bridge and each platform.
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Below, platform 3, looking across to 4 & 5.
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Tickets & information
There's a staffed ticket office with open counters opening off the main hall, see the photos below.
There are two SNCF (French Railways) ticket machines in a corridor opening off the main hall, if you want to collect tickets bought from SNCF (or a retailer connected to SNCF such as Trainline or Raileurope), or buy tickets to Paris and other French destinations.
Remember that public transport within Luxembourg is free with no ticket required, unless you want to go first class.
The red CFL ticket machines in the main hall and on platform 3 can sell 1st class upgrades for journeys within Luxembourg and international regional tickets to Arlon, Brussels, Liege, Trier, Koblenz, Metz and a few other places.
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Left luggage, toilets, ATMs
Toilets are in the main hall, half way along on the left hand side after you walk in from outside. €0.50, coins only.
There's an ATM in the main hall.
The left luggage office is on platform 3 towards platforms 1 & 2, see the luggage page for opening hours & prices. It's a staffed office, there are no lockers. In the photo below, platform 3 is on the left, platforms 1 & 2 are straight ahead. That's a passageway to the forecourt on the right.
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Somewhere to eat, drink or stock up
There are several cafes, bakeries & food outlets in the main hall.
Le Quai Steffen (lequaisteffen.lu), is a Belgian-style brasserie-restaurant and take-away located in the main building, accessed from outside station - the restaurant is just to the left of the main station entrance & clock tower, see the photos below. A good place for a coffee, beer or meal.
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Metro, trams, taxis, walking
Luxembourg station is a 17-minute 1.4 km walk from the Place Guillaume II & Notre-Dame Cathedral in the old town, see walking map.
The taxi rank is outside the main station exit and to the left (as you walk out).
Public transport wholly within Luxembourg is free, in 2nd class. For information see www.mobiliteit.lu.
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Above: T1 trams at the Gare Centrale tram stop outside the station.
Recommended hotels
For somewhere near the station with good reviews, try the Hotel Empire, directly across the road from the station.
Also nearby are the City Hotel, Hotel Perrin and Park Inn by Radisson.
In the old town, try the Hotel Simoncini or the good old-school Grand Hotel Cravat.