Skip to main content
Get verifiedGet verified

CFL

SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER LUXEMBOURGEOISRCS number B59025

  • LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg
  • Transport and logistics
  • Since 1997
  • cfl.lu
  • Verifiedvalid until 19 Oct 2027
Write a reviewVisit website(opens the company's website)View record
1,000+Employees
1997FoundedVerified
3/5Financial years checkedFY 2023 – FY 2025
—Average ratingNo reviews yet
0AwardsNo published awards yet

01Overview

About CFL

Short description by MeritVeri

Luxembourg national railway group, state-owned, running passenger rail services, managing the rail infrastructure under a state management contract and operating freight and multimodal activities through subsidiaries. The group reports 5,345 employees across 15 companies and consolidated revenue of EUR 1.31 billion for 2025.

On this profile

  1. 02VerificationVerified8 items checked by MeritVeri
  2. 03FinancialsProfit in 3 of 3 years · FY 2023 – FY 2025
  3. 04PeopleCEO / managing director, 3 owners / shareholders, and 2 board members, named
  4. 06AwardsNo published awards yet
  5. 07ReviewsNo reviews yet

02Verification

Checked fact by fact

MeritVeri checks each fact against official public sources, the company's own publications or documentary evidence, and lists exactly what was checked. Nothing on this list can be bought.

Verified

Verified on 19 October 2026, valid until the end of 19 October 2027 (Brussels time).

VRF-LU-2026-000100
  • Official public sourcesBusiness register, central balance sheet office, official gazette, EU VAT system and LEI record
  • Published by the companyThe company's own published annual reports and website
  • Decided by MeritVeriMeritVeri decides every verification and records it with its date and reference

What was checked8 items

Items checked by MeritVeri, with the checked value, the source and the state of each
ItemChecked valueSourceState
Registration numberB59025—Verified
Registered office address16, BOULEVARD D'AVRANCHES, L-1160 LUXEMBOURG—Verified
Websitehttps://www.cfl.lu/—Verified
Year founded1997—Verified
CEO / managing director1 personsee People—Verified
Owners / shareholders3 shareholderssee People—Verified
Board of directors2 directorssee People—Verified
Financial statementsFY 2023 – FY 2025 · 3 yearssee Financials—Verified

All items checked on 19 Oct 2026

Outside this verification

  • Quality of products and services
  • Phone number and email address
  • Description, logo and photos
  • Social media accounts
  • Creditworthiness or future results

Verification cycles

  1. VRF-LU-2026-000100First verification · Current · 19 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2027Verified

03Financials

Three financial years, checked

Every checked amount was compared with the annual accounts filed with the official register. The result label for each year is always public.

  • Verified
  • Not disclosed
  • Not available

EUR · financial year = calendar year

Financial results FY 2023 to FY 2025, oldest first. Each value shows its verification state.
MetricFY 20231 Jan – 31 DecFY 20241 Jan – 31 DecFY 20251 Jan – 31 DecTrend
ResultProfitProfitProfitProfit in 3/3
Revenue€1,134,400,000Verified€1,214,800,000Verified€1,311,200,000Verified2023: €1,134,400,0002024: €1,214,800,0002025: €1,311,200,000+16% since 2023
Net resultafter tax€18,300,000Verified€25,600,000Verified€35,300,000Verified2023: €18,300,0002024: €25,600,0002025: €35,300,000+93% since 2023
Equity€545,500,000Verified€549,700,000Verified€586,500,000Verified2023: €545,500,0002024: €549,700,0002025: €586,500,000+8% since 2023
Gross marginNot availableNot availableNot available—
EBITDA€92,700,000Verified€112,000,000Verified€119,800,000Verified2023: €92,700,0002024: €112,000,0002025: €119,800,000+29% since 2023
Source———

FY 20251 Jan – 31 Dec

Profit
Revenue
€1,311,200,000Verified
Net result
€35,300,000Verified
Equity
€586,500,000Verified
Gross margin
Not available
EBITDA
€119,800,000Verified

FY 20241 Jan – 31 Dec

Profit
Revenue
€1,214,800,000Verified
Net result
€25,600,000Verified
Equity
€549,700,000Verified
Gross margin
Not available
EBITDA
€112,000,000Verified

FY 20231 Jan – 31 Dec

Profit
Revenue
€1,134,400,000Verified
Net result
€18,300,000Verified
Equity
€545,500,000Verified
Gross margin
Not available
EBITDA
€92,700,000Verified

Trend over the years

  • Revenue
    2023: €1,134,400,0002024: €1,214,800,0002025: €1,311,200,000+16% since 2023
  • Net result
    2023: €18,300,0002024: €25,600,0002025: €35,300,000+93% since 2023
  • Equity
    2023: €545,500,0002024: €549,700,0002025: €586,500,000+8% since 2023
  • Gross margin
    —
  • EBITDA
    2023: €92,700,0002024: €112,000,0002025: €119,800,000+29% since 2023
What the states and labels mean
Profit · Loss · Break-even
Based on the net result of the financial year. Break-even: the net result, positive or negative, is at most 1% of that year's revenue. Otherwise a positive net result is a profit and a negative one a loss. If the year has no revenue figure, it is break-even only when the net result is exactly 0.
Verified
Checked by MeritVeri against the filed annual accounts or other official sources, in a verification that is valid today.
Not disclosed
The company chose not to publish this value.
Not available
There is no value for this financial year.
Amount hidden by the company
The company chose not to show its amounts. The years, the state of each value and the result of each year stay public.

04People

Who runs and owns it

Management, owners and board, checked by MeritVeri against official sources such as the official gazette and filed annual accounts, and against the company's own published annual reports.

CEO / managing directorChecked 19 Oct 2026

  • Marc WenglerDirecteur Général
    Verified

Owners / shareholdersChecked 19 Oct 2026

  • Luxembourg StatePrincipal shareholder · Company
    94% of the sharesVerified
  • Other shareholders2 holders, each below 5%, not named · 6% of the shares
    Verified

Board of directorsChecked 19 Oct 2026

  • Jeannot WaringoPrésident du Conseil d'administration
    Verified
  • Jean-Paul LickesVice-Président du Conseil d'administration
    Verified

Only people marked “Verified” were checked by MeritVeri in a valid verification. “Checked earlier” means that verification is no longer valid.

If you are listed here and do not want to be shown, let us know and we will hide your name. More in our privacy policy.

05Business details

Business details

Each detail says where it comes from. Only details marked “Verified” were checked by MeritVeri.

Legal name
SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER LUXEMBOURGEOIS
Trading name
CFL
RCS number
B59025
Verified
Registered office
16, BOULEVARD D'AVRANCHESL-1160 LUXEMBOURGLuxembourg
Verified
Industry
Transport and logistics
Founded
1997
Verified
Employees
1,000 or more employees

Listing updated on 19 Oct 2026 · Report incorrect information

06Awards

Awards

Results of published award editions. Placements are decided by MeritVeri and can never be bought.

No published award results yet.

About our awards

07Reviews

What people report

Experiences of customers, employees and business relations. Every review is checked by MeritVeri before it is published; the company cannot remove or reorder them.

—

0 published reviews

  • 5 stars: 0 of 0
  • 4 stars: 0 of 0
  • 3 stars: 0 of 0
  • 2 stars: 0 of 0
  • 1 star: 0 of 0
Customers
0
Employees
0
Business relations
0
Write a review

No reviews yet

Have you worked with CFL? Share your experience and help others decide.

Write the first review

Only reviews approved by MeritVeri are shown and counted. How reviews work

Is this your company? Claim this profile

Keep the profile up to date, respond to reviews and apply for verification.

Something wrong in this listing?

Tell us and we will check it. Nothing changes without a person looking at it.