Berchem motorway site to get four year overhaul

One of the best known stopping off points for fuel and tax free tobacco, in Northern Europe, the Berchem fuel station complex in Luxembourg, is to be redeveloped by Q8 which will transform the two service stations on the A3 motorway between Luxembourg City and the French border.

From 1 May 2025, and for a period of four years, Q8 will take over operation of the motorway service area, which until now has been run by Aral (in the Luxembourg-France direction) and Shell (in the France-Luxembourg direction). Last year Aral took over operation of the Capellen-Nord service area on the A6 motorway between the capital and the Belgian border.

In a press release issued on Tuesday 29 April, Q8 confirmed that it would be opening a Delhaize and a Panos restaurant, as well as a Chargy electric vehicle charging point. Delhaize and Panos will replace McDonald's and Starbucks, which have recently closed.

The new retail lineup will be rolled out in stages, Q8 said in its press release. “From May 1, half of the fuel lanes and the two Delhaize and Panos shops, on the way to Luxembourg (East) and France (West), will be open.”

Then, “the range of shops will still be limited during the first week, but from 5 May they will be fully operational”, Alain Hecker, operations manager for Luxembourg at Q8, is quoted as saying in the press release.

Finally, “Panos, with a range of sandwiches, salads, burgers, chips, pizza and pasta, will be fully open on 18 May for Berchem West and at the beginning of June for Berchem East,” Hecker said.

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