Arlon, Belgium – Luxembourg city, Luxembourg on board of CFL class 2400, Luxembourg’s newest trains

Arlon, Belgium – Luxembourg city, Luxembourg on board of CFL class 2400, Luxembourg’s newest trains

Today we’ll be traveling from Arlon in Belgium to Luxembourg city in Luxembourg. The fastest way is to travel on board of an intercity, but we’ll be traveling on board of a regional train. And these are Luxembourg’s newest trains. These trains have been purchased especially for cross-bordering connections between Luxembourg and Belgium and Luxembourg and France. Join us on this regional train from Arlon here in Belgium to Luxembourg, the capital of the country with the same name. For now, let’s get this video on the track and let’s roll the intro. [Music] We arrived in Arlon by intercity train that came from Brussels and will continue its way to Luxembourg. However, we got out at this railway station. And before we go to the train, let’s do a quick railway station review. The railway station of Arlon has been open since 1885. And the building is actually pretty cool. At the side of the railway station, there is a bus stop. What’s quite obvious for a railway station of this size. At the bus stop, there’s a ticket machine as well where you can buy some bus tickets, but it’s also easy to buy them online is my personal experience. When we were here, it started to rain like crazy, so I didn’t film that much around it. However, there are quite some shops around the railway station itself. Within the tiny railway station, you’ll find a nice main concourse where there are some spots where you can wait, especially when it’s raining. It’s very much appreciated. What I like about this place, there is a staffed ticket counter. Apart from that, you also find a vending machine where you can buy train tickets and this  machine here where you can fill up your water bottle. So, you don’t have to buy plastic bottles because tap water in this part of the world is absolutely great and maybe even better than buying plastic bottles. There is a commercial area within this station that’s not being used. So, if you want to start a business here, be my guest. Within the main concourse, there were quite some screens that will host information about departing trains, but I didn’t put it well on camera,  but basically above the way to the platforms you find these screens. Speaking of which, platform and track number one are located right at the front of the railway station. So, you can go straight from the main concourse or from the bus stop to this area over here. for all the other platforms. You need to use the underground passage. What is totally fine to me, but what I find kind of unacceptable on this topic is that there are no escalators or elevators within this railway station. There is a solution though for people who really need it. There is a kind of a lift where, you can be put on if you’re traveling in a wheelchair, for example. But like the lady that was going down at the other side, she really had some difficulties by walking. And calling for a special wheelchair lift is maybe a step too far for her. I mean, these are the wheelchair lifts you can find to all platforms. I think it’s a good step, but I think it should be more than this only. I mean, I’m also  talking from the perspective of a soon-to-be  father who might have a baby with a push car. So yeah, accessibility is not only for people who need it because they can’t walk that well. Apart from that, within the underground passage, there are no screens with information about departing trains, but at the platform, you will find clear screens with information about departing trains, although I didn’t put it on camera as well. And this here is the train that we’ll be taking today from Arlon here in Belgium to Luxembourg city, the main station in the capital of the country that bears the same name. Before we take a closer look at the interior, let’s take a closer look at the exterior of the train. Today, we’ll be traveling on board of a CFL Rail Class 2400. These trains do consist of three carriages only and or allowed to operate on routes within obviously  Luxembourg but also Belgium and France. Our train today consisted of three carriages only.
But you will also find these trains that do exist of six carriages. No matter what; three or six carriages, there’s one carriage within these train sets that is a single deck carriage and all the others are double deck carriages. This way you make it also easier accessible for those who need this because  you don’t have something you need to go up or down for the single deck carriage. And the double deck carriages do provide way more capacity than the single deck carriage for obvious reasons. The first class area has been marked crystal clear. Apart from the number one, you will find a yellow  stripe around the windows where you will find the first class. This is a kind of the international standard for the first class areas on board of trains. The top speed for these specific trains is 160 km per hour. I hope you like this video so far or that it’s a helpful video to you. If so, please give me a thumbs up. And if you like to see more trip reports about more sustainable ways of transportation, the main focus for this channel is long distance and or international traveling. Well, this is an international train, not really a long distance, so it ticks the box. But if you like to see more, then hit that subscribe button if you haven’t done this already. Some questions, feedback, comments, even if you just want to say hello, feel free to leave a comment, of course. For now, let’s continue with this video. However, quickly before we continue, a quick look on the environmental impact if you’re traveling between Arlon and Luxembourg between train and car. The regional trains are a little bit more polluting than the intercity trains on this route, simply because they have to make more stops and also therefore accelerate from a standing still position. But still the train is the absolutely winner on this route. And for the environment, we just need to cut down our emissions and taking public transportation more often is one  of the easiest things to do. I mean, I don’t want to do big concessions later on because we didn’t  made some smaller concessions now to adjust our lifestyle to cut down emissions. Anyway, for now, let’s continue with this video. And for this, let’s go to the interior of these trains. Apart from the classes, basic facilities, what can be found where has beenmarked at this side as well. And here we enter the train. Straight at the moment you enter the train, there are some litter bins. But what I noticed, it’s not very high. I am really tall, so I’m not the average person. I’m not a good example on this. I’m not telling my exact length because of privacy reasons, but I am around 1,90 M. But this here, I haven’t had this experienced in any other train so far. Well, for the train review, I will start at the upper deck, where I also couldn’t stand fully. And I will start off in the first class that comes just like 
standard class in a 2×2 configuration. If you are traveling in first class in Luxembourg, you need to have a ticket, basically a supplement. It’s not that much. Second class for domestic trains within 
Luxembourg is for free. For the airline style seats, you do find a small table in the seat in front of you that’s quite sturdy and all windows both at the upper and lower deck and both in first and second class do have a sunscreen. Power sockets are located between the seats and there are quite a lot of them. For luggage, you do find the overhead luggage racks, although they don’t provide a lot of space in double deck trains. But don’t miss out on the back ends between the seats. 
And this doesn’t only count for this train, but for trains in general. Apart from that, at several spots, you find these dedicated luggage racks. For our relatively small train that existed of three carriages only, the middle carriage was the single deck carriage. Over here, you will only find second class and my wife sitting here. In this area of the train, you will also find the accessible area for obvious reasons. And right next to the accessible area, you find the bigger accessible toilet. I’ll show you in a bit. This here is the accessible area. And right next to 
that, there’s the bike area. I mean, the single deck area is best for this. Also, the overhead luggage racks within the single deck area are much bigger than in the double deck area. Also, within standard or second class, there are lots of power sockets, including USB sockets. I mean in that sense this is a really modern train. These seats here do not have a window. I don’t get this actually. There are more and more modern trains where there are some seats without windows. I mean for these seats here I kind of understand it because you will use the space that is otherwise not occupied. and there are still power sockets  over here as well. But for some seats that do come into the driving direction or driving backwards, I don’t really understand it why they design 
trains without windows on it. I do understand though that in some situations the layout is
for some seats a little bit less good and for some other seats a little bit better in terms of watching from the window. But especially on a  long-distance train, I think it’s really important that you can have a nice look outside. However, these are no long-distance trains at all. So, 
that’s not a big problem if you ask me. Also, something else I really noticed and I like that in a way. All the space is being used very efficient on board of these trains to create seats. It’s a high capacity train for sure. Now, let’s do a seat review of the standard or second class seats. And this is much less good than the first class I showed you earlier on. Even though first class comes in a 2 x 2 configuration where your first impression might be, “Oh, that’s not so nice. This here is much tighter. I don’t dislike it,  but it’s not that I’m impressed with the seating pit to be honest. However, once again, these trains will mainly be used for shorter journeys that will go just across the border from Luxembourg into Belgium or France. Of course, power sockets are here as well. Now, let’s move on because no train tour is complete 
without showing you the toilets. The toilets on board of these trains can be found in the middle 
carriage. This here is the regular toilet. Pretty fine. Nothing special. And apart from that, like I already mentioned before, you will find the bigger accessible toilet right next to the accessible area, what makes a lot of sense. If you’re traveling with a baby or a toddler, you can change the diapers here as well. What is absolutely great, and this feels pretty solid as well. I’m going to need this in the not too far away future, so I can review this even better for you. To lock the toilet, you have to push this handle over here. And there’s also sound mentioning that the toilet has been locked. There were some signs mentioning that free Wi-Fi is available, although I didn’t test it out. And throughout the train, there are lots of screens that will host route information. Announcements were being made automatically in Luxembourgish and French. If you speak German, you can understand Luxembourgish. About train tickets, you can buy them for the Belgian state owned railway company, the Luxembourg State Railway Company. My personal favorite website in general to book train tickets within Europe is TrainLine but I bought these tickets at least for my wife on the website of the Dutch state owned railway company, NS International. I personally was traveling with the use of Interrail or Eurail, that’s basically the same. However, trains within Luxembourg are for free. So you only pay for the section from the station of Arlon to the border. From the moment the train crosses the border, you basically don’t pay for it. If you want to travel in first class, you can do that as well. However, what I noticed, especially on these tickets that will just go across the border, you always pay € 6 extra. When you are within the country of Luxembourg, you can at least at the moment of recording, for € 6,- travel  on all trains in first class within Luxembourg. And for € 3,- you have a 2 hour upgrade to first class. Luxembourg is a small country, but you can still make some relatively longer distances by train if you are here. These first class upgrades for the Luxembourg trains can only be purchased via the Luxembourg State and Railway Company CFL in their app or vending machines. For now, I’ll show you some views from the train along this route. [Music] That’s it on board of this very regional train from Arlon and Belgium to Luxembourg city, the capital of the country with the same name. I hope you liked this video or this has been helpful to you. Once again, if so, please give me a thumbs up. I really appreciate that. Questions, feedback, comments, even if you just want to say hello, feel free to leave a comment. And if you like to see more trip reports about more sustainable ways of transportation, like I already mentioned before, this channel is mainly focusing on long distance and or international traveling. Well, we had an international train for sure, than hit 
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On the route between Arlon and Luxembourg, you find of course intercity trains, from Brussels. Those trains are most obvious, however for commuters and people who need to be at the small stations between Arlon and Luxembourg you will find local trains on this section of the route, that do operate pretty frequent. In this video, we take the train from Arlon, where we first show the station to Luxembourg and of course we show the train and the views from the train along this route as well.

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00:00 Introduction
00:44 Arlon, Belgium railway station
03:43 Exterior local all station service train Arlon – Luxembourg (CFL class 2400)
05:20 Like, comment & subscribe
05:52 Environmental impact train vs car
06:43 Interior Local all station service train Arlon – Luxembourg (CFL class 2400)
12:27 Views from the train between Arlon, Belgium & Luxembourg city, Luxembourg
15:00 End of this trip report

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