Longuyon, Longwy, Oetrange, Hettange-Grande, Luxembourg

It has been a mixed week in France, Luxembourg, and Germany, with heavy rain on the first days. Now it is time to leave. On my last weekday, I had hoped to see trains at Longuyon station, but unfortunately, I had no luck. In France, there can be nothing for many hours, then all 20 trains pass during a single hour of the day, and you can't predict when it will happen.

Leaving Pont à Mousson 

Shrimp burger, that's new

This line seems to be busy at least 

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SNCF Class Z 11500

I am on my way to Longuyon. There are many railways in this region, but they are all very empty. Here is the junction right after Onville station

There are only a few daily trains between Nancy and Longuyon.

Not many stops on this route, here is Conflans Jarny

Longuyon

I realized just now that there is a railworks on the line to Valenciennes, so there will not be any train here during my stay

This was a hotel before, but not anymore

So, there is no possibility to stay here during the night unless at an airbnb

There is a street market in town

Not a hotel anymore

So, what to do? I decided to go to Luxembourg 

Purchasing a ticket in the machine 

Taking a bus to Longwy

Longwy

From Longwy there are frequent services to Luxembourg, but only on weekdays

Railway junction shortly after Longwy, the railway to the left is heading to Belgium

Approaching Luxembourg

Purchasing lunch at the station, and I'm already on my next train

I'm at Oetrange station, hoping to see some freight

And I do

It's 188 062 heading to Germany

This train is heading to Trieste in Italy, with further ferry transport to Turkey

Now, I'm heading to Hettange-Grande

Hettange-Grande

A freight is coming

There is a steep hill from Thionville, this train looks very heavy

It's very slow, and it needs double locomotives

3020 and 3019 are both operational in Luxembourg and France

And, one last freight train for today

427108E with a freight from Barcelona, Spain

These two locomotives are equipped with ERTMS in order to operate all the way to Luxembourg

Back in Luxembourg

My flight back to Stockholm is tomorrow, so I'm staying in this recently opened hotel with a view over the station

On my way to the airport