Editing Luxembourg (section)

=== Transport ===
{{Main|Transport in Luxembourg}}
{{See also|History of rail transport in Luxembourg}}
[[File:LUX Check-In Schalter.jpg|thumb|Luxembourg's international airline [[Luxair]] is based at [[Luxembourg Airport]], the country's only international airport.]]

Luxembourg has road, rail and air transport facilities and services. The road network has been significantly modernized in recent years with {{convert|165|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Longueur du réseau routier|url=http://travaux.public.lu/fr/statistiques/longueur-reseau-routier.html|access-date=27 April 2021|website=travaux.public.lu|language=fr|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429143849/https://travaux.public.lu/fr/statistiques/longueur-reseau-routier.html|url-status=live}}</ref> of motorways connecting the capital to adjacent countries. The advent of the high-speed [[TGV]] link to Paris has led to renovation of the city's [[Luxembourg railway station|railway station]] and a new passenger terminal at [[Luxembourg Airport]] was opened in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Luxembourg Airport|url=https://www.lux-airport.lu/corporate/the-company/our-story/|access-date=27 April 2021|website=Luxembourg Airport|language=en-US|archive-date=20 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220061041/https://www.lux-airport.lu/corporate/the-company/our-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> Luxembourg City reintroduced [[Trams in Luxembourg|trams]] in December 2017 and there are plans to open [[light-rail]] lines to connect Luxembourg City with [[Esch-sur-Alzette]] by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 August 2018|title=Trams return to Luxembourg city centre|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/trams-return-to-luxembourg-city-centre/|access-date=27 April 2021|website=International Railway Journal|language=en|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427194624/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/trams-return-to-luxembourg-city-centre/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=Brochure : PNM 2035 - National mobility plan |url=https://transports.public.lu/fr/publications/strategie/pnm-2035-brochure/pnm-2035-brochure-en.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=transports.public.lu |language=fr}}</ref>

There are 681 cars per 1000 persons in Luxembourg—higher than most of other [[State (polity)|states]], and surpassed by the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, and other small states like Principality of Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, the [[Gibraltar|British overseas territory of Gibraltar]], and Brunei.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=road_eqs_carhab&lang=en |title=List of countries by vehicles per capita |publisher=appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu |access-date=5 November 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204224325/https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=road_eqs_carhab&lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 29 February 2020, Luxembourg became the first country to introduce [[Free public transport|no-charge public transportation]], which is almost completely funded by public taxation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Calder |first1=Simon |title=Luxembourg makes history as first country with free public transport |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/luxembourg-free-travel-train-bus-tram-public-transport-rail-fares-ticket-a9366226.html |website=The Independent  |date=29 February 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020 |archive-date=31 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231122507/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/luxembourg-free-travel-train-bus-tram-public-transport-rail-fares-ticket-a9366226.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Ridership of buses, trains and trams has grown consistently since, though operating costs had nearly doubled by 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2301309.html |title=Luxembourg's free transport costs have nearly doubled since 2020 |last=Genunchi |first=Maria |date=2025-05-09 |website=RTL Today}}</ref>