Olten–Lucerne railway

Olten–Lucerne
Lucerne station
Overview
Termini	Olten Lucerne
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map km elev from Basel from Aarau and Zürich 39.39 Olten to Biel 40.45 to HSL and Bern Aarburg tunnel (87 m) 43.01 Aarburg-Oftringen 412 m to Bern 44.00 Aarburg Süd to Lenzburg 47.46 Zofingen 50.48 Brittnau-Wikon 52.99 Reiden 55.80 Dagmersellen 58.74 Nebikon Egolzwil (17 m) 62.52 Wauwil 66.80 St. Erhard-Knutwil Sursee–Treinegen railway (goods only) 69.04 Sursee 71.17 Oberkirch 73.78 Nottwil 78.99 Sempach-Neuenkirch 84.55 Rothenburg Station 87.00 Emmenbrücke Kapf to Lenzburg 88.45 Hübeli 89.16 Emmenbrücke Gersag 90.19 Emmenbrücke Former route of Seetal railway line from Zürich 91.82 from Bern via Langnau 91.82 Fluhmühle from Immensee 92.73 Gütsch Gütsch Tunnel 326 m 93.33 Heimbach Schönheim Tunnel 199 m from Interlaken Ost 95.05 Lucerne Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Olten–Lucerne railway line is one of the major railway lines of Switzerland, running between Olten and Lucerne. It was built by the Schweizerische Centralbahn and opened to Lucerne in 1856. The Schweizerische Centralbahn was taken over by the Swiss Federal Railways in 1902. The line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz and has two tracks.

Passenger services consist of a mixture of intercity, inter-regional and regional express services between Basel and Lucerne, some to or from Chiasso. There are also half-hour S-Bahn services between Lucern and Sursee (S18) and hourly services between Sursee and Olten (S22).

References

• Railatlas Switzerland. Schweers+Wall. 2004. ISBN 3-89494-122-7.