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Transport and infrastructure in Luxembourg

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Luxembourg with the average of all countries in Europe. Overall, the traffic routes are above average and in good condition.

In terms of the length of its rail network, Luxembourg ranks 39th in the world with 0.43 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 275 kilometers long. Freight traffic on the rails most recently totaled 176.00 million tons and kilometers traveled. Passenger traffic reached 304.00 million passenger-kilometers in 2021.

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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 2,875 km. For each of the country's 640,064 inhabitants, this corresponds to 4.49 meters. This puts Luxembourg in 115th place in the global ranking. However, the country's size and population density of around 247 inhabitants per km² must also be taken into account. Countries with fewer inhabitants in the same or even larger area naturally achieve quite different values here and have to connect remote areas to the transport network despite a smaller population.

With an average of 37 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Luxembourg is considered relatively safe. This corresponds to 6.2 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.

In Luxembourg, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road, i.e. people drive in the right-hand lane and overtake on the left. Oncoming traffic comes toward you on the left side. This rule was introduced at the end of the 18th century during the Napoleonic Wars. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.


 

Luxembourg

 totalper 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways2,900 km4,491.74 km1,110.04 m
Railroads300 km429.64 km106.18 m
Waterways37 km57.81 km14.29 m
Commercial harbors153239.040.059
Airports11.560.386
 

Europe

 total per 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways6,708,900 km11,154.38 km1,111.71 m
Railroads258,600 km429.97 km42.85 m
Waterways54,800 km91.17 km9.09 m
Commercial harbors15,27325.390.003
Airports5730.950.000


Data sources used

Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)
UNCTAD
Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
CIA Factbook
OECD Statistics
Wikipedia (german)
Luxembourg: AirportsLargest airports and airlines in LuxembourgThe biggest airports and in Luxembourg with further information and data with further information on airlines and destinations
Luxembourg: ClimateClimate and temperature development in LuxembourgA climate analysis for Luxembourg incl. temperatures, rain days per month, hours of sunshine, rainfalls
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