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P51 / RE16

TER P51 / RE16 : Trier Hbf → Metz

7 profiled communes · 10 stops · Operator SNCF Voyageurs;DB Regio Mitte

The communes served

View of Trèves (Trier)Photo: Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0

🇩🇪 Trèves (Trier)

Rhineland-Palatinate · 111,528 inh.

4.7

Germany's oldest city (Porta Nigra, Unesco), a lively university town. Real urban life at German prices, 45 minutes from Kirchberg via the A64.

Average rent, 70 m²
1,150 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
52 minby car (peak)50 minby train
View of KonzPhoto: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0

🇩🇪 Konz

Rhineland-Palatinate · 18,345 inh.

4.4

At the Saar-Moselle confluence, on the Trier–Luxembourg line. The German compromise: soft rents, a station, and vineyards all around.

Average rent, 70 m²
1,050 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
51 minby car (peak)40 minby train
View of SchengenPhoto: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0

🇱🇺 Schengen

Remich Canton · 5,265 inh.

5.8

Where the agreement was signed on a boat in 1985: the meeting point of Luxembourg, France and Germany, vineyards and the European Museum.

Average rent, 70 m²
1,790 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
37 minby car (peak)
View of Sierck-les-BainsPhoto: Christian Ries · CC BY-SA 3.0

🇫🇷 Sierck-les-Bains

Moselle (France) · 1,765 inh.

2.8

A medieval village beneath its fortress, on the Moselle bend facing Schengen. Luxembourg is reached via the A13, avoiding the A31.

Average rent, 70 m²
950 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
59 minby car (peak)55 minby train
View of CattenomPhoto: Aimelaime at French Wikipedia · Public domain

🇫🇷 Cattenom

Moselle (France) · 2,580 inh.

3.0

A Moselle village known for its power plant, twenty-five minutes from Luxembourg via the N153. French countryside at the softest border-zone price.

Average rent, 70 m²
990 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
57 minby car (peak)
View of ThionvillePhoto: Bubudu57 · CC BY-SA 3.0

🇫🇷 Thionville

Moselle (France) · 42,658 inh.

3.2

The French capital of cross-border work: a 23-minute direct train to Luxembourg, rents a third of the capital's. The flip side: the rush-hour A31 is notorious across the Greater Region.

Average rent, 70 m²
1,130 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
53 minby car (peak)23 minby train
View of MetzPhoto: Philippe Gisselbrecht/ Ville de Metz · CC BY-SA 4.0

🇫🇷 Metz

Moselle (France) · 122,572 inh.

3.6

A genuine city of art and universities (Centre Pompidou-Metz, the cathedral) at Moselle prices. But at least an hour's drive to Luxembourg — and much more when the A31 overflows.

Average rent, 70 m²
940 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
74 minby car (peak)48 minby train

Every stop on the line

  1. Trier Hbf🇩🇪 Trèves (Trier)
  2. Konz Mitte🇩🇪 Konz
  3. Perl Schengen🇱🇺 Schengen
  4. Apach🇱🇺 Schengen
  5. Sierck-les-Bains🇫🇷 Sierck-les-Bains
  6. Malling🇫🇷 Cattenom
  7. Kœnigsmacker🇫🇷 Cattenom
  8. Basse-Ham🇫🇷 Cattenom
  9. Thionville🇫🇷 Thionville
  10. Metz🇫🇷 Metz

Lines and stop order are read from OpenStreetMap route relations, not typed in by hand. A stop is attached to the nearest profiled commune within 6 km: stations often sit outside the centre and sometimes serve two communes, so this is a proximity rule rather than a municipal boundary.

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On the Luxembourg leg, train, tram and bus are free in second class. From France, Belgium or Germany, only the foreign section is paid.