It is located on Rue Saint-Mathieu in the Pfaffenthal valley, below the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, overlooking the Alzette River.

[2] Plans for the railway station, the funicular and the tramway projects were presented in September 2011 as part of the Luxembourg government's wider sustainable mobility strategy.

Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg station is currently served by five trains per hour and per direction from the InterCity (IC), Regional-Express (RE) and Regionalbahn (RB) services.

[9] The station is served by the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular which makes the steep ascent to the main thoroughfare on the Kirchberg plateau, Avenue John F. Kennedy, allowing for use of the connecting tram stop Rout Bréck - Pafendall.

On the opposite side, in the Pfaffenthal valley, the Rue St Mathieu entrance to the station is served by the AVL 23 and 26 bus lines.