Bascharage-Sanem railway station

Bascharage-Sanem railway station (Luxembourgish: Gare Nidderkäerjéng-Suessem, French: Gare de Bascharage-Sanem, German: Bahnhof Niederkerschen-Sassenheim) is a railway station serving the towns of Bascharage and Sanem, in the south-west of Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.

Bascharage-Sanem railway station

The station is situated on Line 70, which connects the south-west of the country to Luxembourg City.

Situation

At 338 yards altitude, the Bascharage - Sanem railway station is located at kilometric point 17,000 of line 7 from Luxembourg to Pétange between the stations of Schouweiler and Pétange.

History

The Bascharage station was opened on September 8, 1900 by the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine.

The old building for travelers was destroyed after 1981. The station was entirely rebuilt and a second track added in 2010.

Passenger services

The station has no direct reception; however, it has several shelters and a parking lot.

CFL trains on line 70 (Regional-Express RE and Regionalbahn RB) between Luxembourg and Pétange or Rodange or Longwy stop at the station.

Preceding station   Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois   Following station
Schouweiler   Line 70
Luxembourg to Longuyon route
  Pétange
Schouweiler   Line 70
Luxembourg to Athus route
  Pétange
Dippach-Reckange
toward Luxembourg
TER Grand Est L26
toward Longwy

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