Figures published by Eurostat showed Luxembourg invested 3.7% of its GDP on transport, including administration, regulation and construction and maintenance of the transport infrastructure. Hungary and the Czech Republic came in a close second at 3.5%.

Cyprus invested the least as a proportion of GDP at 0.6%, followed by Ireland (1.1%) and Malta (1.2%). Eurostat had scant figures for 2017 but it did show that Luxembourg maintained its 3.7% of GDP investment that year. It is likely that Luxembourg’s high investment was linked to the construction of the tram line, the first section of which opened in December 2017 in Kirchberg.

At the same time, it has been working at creating transport hubs in the capital, with rail operators CFL opening train stations at Howald and Pfaffenthal/Kirchberg and a funicular at the latter. The State has also invested heavily in electrifying its bus network. In February 2018, infrastructure minister François Bausch (déi Gréng) inaugurated seven new electric buses.

Major transport projects for the short-term include the construction of  park and ride car parks in Rodange, Mersch, Bascharage-Sanem, Wasserbillig, Ettelbrück and Troisvierges, and completion of the tram network from Findel to Cloche d’Or, expected for 2021.