€4.3m Longwy Park & Ride Inaugurated with Luxembourg Co-Financing

On Friday 1 August 2025, the inauguration of the new Longwy park and ride (P+R) facility took place in the French town in the presence of Luxembourg's Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Yuriko Backes, the Mayor of Longwy, Vincent Hamen, the President of the Greater Longwy Urban Area, Serge De Carli, the Prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Françoise Souliman, the Vice-President of the Greater Longwy Urban Area, Jean Huard, and the Senator for Meurthe-et-Moselle and Grand Est Regional Councillor, Véronique Guillotin.

According to Luxembourg's Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, this P+R benefits from co-financing from the Grand Duchy as part of a 2018 agreement and its 2021 amendment.

Longwy station, served by TER trains from the Grand Est Region, welcomes approximately 600,000 passengers each year, many of whom travel to Luxembourg, with nearly 40 daily connections. In response to this high traffic volume, the Greater Longwy Urban Area, the City of Longwy, the Grand Est Region, SNCF Réseau and SNCF Gares & Connexions launched a project to expand parking capacity. This project includes the development of a 633-space P+R facility and the redevelopment of the station forecourt into a multimodal interchange.

The car park includes a 3.5-metre cycle lane, facilitating station access for residents of nearby municipalities.

The Luxembourg ministry noted that the car park project is part of an urban approach aimed at transforming the station forecourt (Place Pottelette) and a former railway brownfield into a multimodal hub promoting intermodality (soft mobility routes, bus station, bus network and train station). This redevelopment reportedly breathes new life into this strategic site, enhancing the value of a historically important station.

The Longwy P+R facility features permeable surfaces (grass-jointed paving) combined with a drainage system that allows natural infiltration of rainwater. This approach complies with local regulations and avoids the installation of buried PVC drainage pipes.

Streetlights on the site are equipped with high-performance LED luminaires, offering double the lifespan of conventional lighting. These lights are said to improve visual comfort through white light and an Upward Light Output Ratio (ULOR) index of less than 1% to limit light pollution, particularly for birds. They incorporate astronomical clocks to automatically adjust lighting times, aimed at ensuring safety and energy savings.

This project is part of the 2018 Franco-Luxembourg Memorandum of Understanding and the Greater Longwy Territorial Climate Air Water Plan. It aims to facilitate cross-border travel by reducing individual car use among cross-border workers. The new Longwy P+R allows commuters to park on the outskirts and continue their journey via public transport, offering a sustainable and efficient mobility solution.

"The new Longwy P+R embodies the exemplary cooperation between Luxembourg and France. Together, we are building efficient, sustainable and inclusive cross-border mobility. By strengthening infrastructure and mobility options, the goal is to give everyone the freedom to choose the mode of travel that best suits their needs and constraints. It is by joining forces across borders that we are concretely addressing mobility challenges," stated Minister Backes.

The total cost of the project is €4,300,000 (excluding tax), 50% of which was co-financed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as part of its cross-border cooperation with France.