Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular

The line links Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station, on Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) Line 10, to Rout Bréck – Pafendall tram stop, on Luxtram, near the European Investment Bank headquarters.

[1][2][3] Construction work for the line started in early 2015.

It has been in service since 10 December 2017, alongside Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station and Luxtram.

Each of the cars can carry up to 168 people, a journey takes 63 seconds, and the line has a maximum capacity of 7,200 people per hour.

The funicular is approximately 200 metres (660 ft) in length, overcomes a height difference of 38.7 metres (127 ft), and has a constant slope of 19.7%.