List of relocated Swiss railway sections
The list of installed Swiss railway sections and includes the sections of railway lines that have been replaced by a new trassiertes section, z. B. by replacing an open line with a tunnel. Status: 2017
Lines whose operation has been discontinued on the entire section are included in the list of former Swiss railway lines .
Relocated route sections
Comments on the column headings
- (Operating mode) since : For sections of the route that have been operated electrically since the opening of operations, the year of electrification with the current power system is written in brackets.
| Driving planned field |
Operation through |
Driving planned field |
route |
Track wide mm |
Length km |
Eröff- voltage |
Check- STEL development |
Operating mode | since | Replace with…, remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 ... | BVZ | 140 | Herbriggen – Randa | 1000 | 3.0 | 1891 | 1991 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1929 | New lines after the Randa landslide |
| FO | 142 | Dieni-Rueras | 1000 | 0.3 | 1926 | 1991 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1940 | Replacement by a new Val Milà bridge | |
| FO | 142 | Realp-Hospenthal | 1000 | 0.5 | 1926 | 1985 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1941 | Replacement by Mitschen tunnel | |
| FO | 142 | Segnas – Disentis / Mustér | 1000 | 0.3 | 1926 | 1999 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1940 | Replacement by new Disentis tunnel | |
| LIVE | 101 | Assens – Echallens | 1000 | ~ 2.7 | 1874 | 1908 | steam | Relocation to own route | ||
| LIVE | 101 | Bel-Air LEB – Cheseaux | 1000 | 0.1 | 1873 | 2001 | 1500 V = | 1936 | Replacement by bridge Mèbre | |
| LIVE | 101 | Lausanne-Chauderon-Montétan | 1000 | 1.0 | 1873 | 1995 | 1500 V = | 1936 | Realignment with the Chauderon tunnel and the Lausanne-Chauderon underground station | |
| MC | 132 | Martigny-Ville-La Bâtiaz | 1000 | ~ 0.6 | 1906 | 1931 | 750 V = | (1906) | with lateral power rail , replacement by access to Martigny SBB station | |
| MGB | 140 | Kalpetran – Kipferwald | 1000 | ~ 0.6 | 1890 | 2007 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1929 | Replacement with a new tilting bridge | |
| MGB | 142 | Brig – Naters – Bitsch | 1000 | 3.2 | 1915 | 2007 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1942 | Replacement by direct access to the new Brig MGB through station | |
| MOB | 120 | Chamby-Sendy-Sollard | 1000 | 0.4 | 1901 | 1945 | 810 V = | (1901) | Replacement by new Chamby spiral tunnel | |
| MOB | 120 | Hold – Zweisimmen | 1000 | 0.4 | 1905 | 1984 | 900 V = | (1905) | Replacement by the new Moosbach spiral tunnel | |
| MOB | 120 | Rougement – Saanen | 1000 | 0.5 | 1904 | 1991 | 900 V = | (1904) | Replacement by Vanel tunnel | |
| MOB | 120 | Saanenmöser – Oeschseite | 1000 | 0.3 | 1905 | 1991 | 900 V = | (1905) | Replacement by a new Kaltenbrunnen bridge | |
| NStCM | 155 | Nyon – Le Plantaz | 1000 | 0.2 | 1916 | 2004 | 1500 V = | (1985) | Access to the Nyon underground station with the Gare souterraine tunnel | |
| SBB | 100 | Salgesch-Leuk | 1435 | 6.9 | 1877 | 2004 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1927 | Replacement by the new Salgesch – Leuk line | |
| SNCF | 130 | St-Gingolph border CH-F (-Evian) | 1435 | 0.2 | 1886 | 1998 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1954 | Operation ceased in 1988, until 1998 the Rive-Bleu-Express special tourist train | |
| TPC | 126 | Aigle – en Châlet | 1000 | 1.6 | 1907 | 2005 | 1500 V = | (1907) | Re-routing along the SBB route on its own route | |
| TPC | 126 | Pont du Rhone-Corbier | 1000 | 0.2 | 1907 | 2001 | 1500 V = | (1907) | Replacement by the Bœufferrant bridge over the new roundabout | |
| TPC | 127 | Grand-Moulin-Les Salines | 1000 | 0.4 | 1898 | 2004 | 750 V = | (1898) | Replacement by own route with Glareys tunnel | |
| 200 ... | BTI | 290 | Nidau – Biel / Bienne | 1000 | 0.4 | 1926 | 1975 | 1200 V = | (1926) | Re-routing with the Biel tunnel and the Biel / Bienne BTI underground station |
| CJ | 236 | La Ferrière – Le Seignat | 1000 | 0.8 | 1892 | 1979 | 1500 V = | 1953 | Replacement by the Ferrière bridge | |
| SBB | 210 | Concise – Gorgier | 1435 | ~ 6.4 | 1859 | 2000 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1925 | Replacement by St-Aubin-Sauges tunnel | |
| SBB | 210 | La Lance-Vaumarcus | 1435 | 2.0 | 1859 | 2000 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1927 | Replacement by La Raisse tunnel | |
| SBB | 210 | Tüscherz – Biel / Bienne | 1435 | 2.4 | 1860 | 1969 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1927 | Replacement by Vingelz tunnel | |
| SBB | 210 | Vaumarcus-Gorgier-St-Aubin | 1435 | 4.0 | 1859 | 1999 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1927 | Replacement by St-Aubin tunnel | |
| SBB | 240 | Courgenay – Porrentruy | 1435 | 1.8 | 1877 | 1993 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1933 | Realignment parallel to the A16 | |
| SBB | 250 | Vauderens – Siviriez | 1435 | ~ 2.6 | 1862 | 2001 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1927 | Replacement Vauderen tunnel | |
| 300 ... | BB | 310 | Därligen – Interlaken West | 1435 | 0.1 | 1872 | 1893 | steam | Replacement by Därligen tunnel | |
| BLS | 310 | Interlaken Ost – Bönigen | 1435 | 0.7 | 1874 | 1916 | steam | Reallocation due to Brünigbahn | ||
| BLS | 330 | Hohtenn – Ausserberg | 1435 | 0.4 | 1913 | 1916 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | (1913) | Sevistein I and II tunnels replaced by Sevistein III tunnels | |
| BOB | 312 | Zweilütschinen – Lütschental | 1000 | 0.7 | 1890 | 2015 | 1500 V = | 1914 | Realignment with the new Buechi tunnel | |
| BLS | 330 | Spiez – Hondirch south | 1435 | 0.9 | 1901 | 1986 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1910 | Realignment with the Hondrich II tunnel | |
| RBS | 308 | Schönbühl RBS-Zollikofen Ost | 1000 | 1.3 | 1916 | 1991 | 1250 V = | (1916) | Own route with Moosseedorf tunnel | |
| SBB | 301 | Bern Wylerfeld – Ostermundigen | 1435 | ~ 2.5 | 1859 | 1912 | steam | Re-routing, old line partially preserved as a siding | ||
| SZB | 309 | Worblaufen Wildlife Park | 1000 | 2.6 | 1912 | 1973 | 1250 V = | (1912) | Realignment with the Tiefenau tunnel | |
| VBW | 307 | Ittigen –Worblaufen | 1000 | 0.8 | 1913 | 1968 | 1250 V = | (1913) | Relocation to the own route with Altikofentunnel I and II | |
| BOB | 311 | Wilderswil – Fliesau | 1000 | 0.9 | 1890 | 1991 | 1500 V = | 1914 | Re-routing | |
| BOB | 311 | Gsteigwiler – Zweilütschinen | 1000 | 3.4 | 1890 | 1999 | 1500 V = | 1914 | Re-routing as part of the double lane expansion and construction of the Buechi Umler bridge | |
| BOB | 311 | Zweilütschinen – Lütschental | 1000 | 1.0 | 1890 | 2015 | 1500 V = | 1914 | Realignment with the new Buechi tunnel | |
| WAB | 311 | Witimatte – Rohrfluh – Wengen | 800 | 2.0 | 1893 | 2007 | 1500 V = | 1909 | Rack railway, ceased passenger traffic in 1910, re-routing | |
| 400 ... | EST | 498 | Basel SBB – Basel-St. Johann | 1435 | ~ 2.4 | 1846 | 1901 | steam | Re-routing | |
| JS | 470 | Access to the old Lucerne train station | 1000 | ~ 1.4 | 1889 | 1897 | steam | Brünigbahn, access to the old Lucerne train station , replacement by a new access | ||
| KLB | - | Eichwald – copper hammer | 1435 | 0.3 | 1897 | 1973 | diesel | 1968 | Freight transport only, replacement by Rösslimatt – Kriens | |
| SBB | 499 | Basel SBB PB – Gellert | 1435 | 0.4 | 1873 | 1982 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1956 | Replacement by Singer Nord tunnel | |
| SBB | 450 | Langenthal – Herzogenbuchsee | 1435 | 3.5 | 1857 | 2002 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1925 | Re-routing parallel to the new Rothrist – Mattstetten line , partially preserved as a siding | |
| SBB | 450 | Roggwil-Wynau-Langenthal | 1435 | 1.7 | 1857 | 2002 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1925 | Realignment parallel to the new Rothrist – Mattstetten line | |
| E.g. | 470 | Horw-Hergiswil | 1000 | 1.0 | 1889 | 2005 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1941 | Replacement by Haltiwald tunnel | |
| E.g. | 470 | Lucerne – Kriens Mattenhof | 1000 | 3.3 | 1889 | 2012 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1941 | Replacement by the Hubelmatt-Allmend tunnel with three -rail track | |
| E.g. | 480 | Mettlen floor | 1000 | 4.2 | 1898 | 2011 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | (1964) | partially rack railway, replacement by Engelberg tunnel | |
| 500 ... | TO BATHE | 501 | Driveways to the old Basel railway station | 1435 | ~ 2.8 | 1855 | 1913 | steam | Replacement by a new driveway | |
| BTB | 505 | Basel Steinen – Basel Heuwaage | 1000 | 0.3 | 1887 | 1900 | steam | Relocation of the terminus due to the Basel tram | ||
| BLT | 507 | Ruchfeld – Neuewelt | 1000 | 0.5 | 1902 | 1980 | 600 V = | (1902) | Replacement with free warehouse Neuewelt | |
| SCB | 510 | Gütsch – Lucerne | 1435 | ~ 1.1 | 1859 | 1897 | steam | Access to the old Lucerne train station , replacement by a new access | ||
| ST | Sursee SBB – Sursee city – km 3.7 | 1435 | 3.7 | 1912 | 1978 | diesel | 1965 | Passenger traffic stopped in 1971, re-routing due to A2 | ||
| 600 ... | FART | 620 | Locarno – Solduno | 1000 | 3.5 | 1907-1927 | 1990 | 1200 V = | (1923–1927) | Replacement by tunnel section |
| SBB | 651 | Emmenbrücke – Waldibrücke | 1435 | 5.8 | 1883 | 1998 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1930 | Re-routing with the Hüslen tunnel without a hairpin in Emmenbrücke station, partly available as a connecting track in parallel lines | |
| SBB | 600 | Passage through Brunnen | 1435 | 0.9 | 1882 | 1948 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1922 | Replacement by more direct, double-lane lines via the railway embankment and Morschacher tunnel | |
| SBB | 600 | Rynächt – Erstfeld | 1435 | 1.8 | 1882 | 2016 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1922 | Re-routing as part of bundled lines with the access to the GBT | |
| SBB | 600 | Melide-Maroggia-Melano | 1435 | 2.1 | 1874 | 1963 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1922 | Realignment parallel to A2 | |
| SBB | 632 | Tenero – Locarno | 1435 | ~ 0.8 | 1874 | 1980 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1936 | Replacement by the Mappo bridge and the Rocca-Bella tunnel | |
| WSB | 643 | Aarau Bahnhofplatz – Distelberg | 1000 | 1.2 | 1901 | 1967 | 750 V = | (1901) | Re-routing with the Aarau WSB tunnel | |
| WSB | 643 | Muhen-Hirschthal | 1000 | ~ 1.1 | 1901 | 2004 | 750 V = | (1901) | Relocation to own route | |
| WSB | 644 | Aarau – Suhr | 1000 | 3.4 | 1904 | 2010 | 750 V = | (1904) | Replacement by route of the SBB route Aarau – Suhr | |
| WSB | 644 | Gränichen Töndler – Bleien Liebegg | 1000 | ~ 2.9 | 1904 | 1985 | 750 V = | (1904) | Relocation to own route | |
| WSB | 644 | Reinach WSB – Menziken Castle | 1000 | 1.9 | 1904 | 2002 | 750 V = | (1904) | Relocation to own route | |
| 700 ... | DB | 763 | Schaffhausen – Thayngen | 1435 | 4.1 | 1863 | 1968 | diesel | Realignment with Herblinger Tunnel | |
| FB | 731 | New Forch-Scheuren | 1000 | 1.7 | 1912 | 1970 | 1200 V = | (1912) | Realignment with the Forch tunnel | |
| FB | 731 | Waltikon – Neue Forch | 1000 | 1.8 | 1912 | 1976 | 1200 V = | (1912) | Realignment with the Zumikon tunnel | |
| NOB | 700 | Neuenhof – Baden | 1435 | 3.3 | 1847 | 1877 | steam | Realignment to the right of the Aare with Wettingen station | ||
| NOB | 750 | Zurich HB – Zurich Wipkingen | 1435 | 0.9 | 1856 | 1894 | steam | Wipkinger Viadukt , replacement by Aussersihler Viaduct | ||
| SBB | 700 | Wettingen – Baden | 1435 | 1.2 | 1847 | 1961 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1925 | Replacement by the Kreuzliberg tunnel | |
| SBB | 720 | Zurich HB – Zurich Wiedikon | 1435 | 0.4 | 1875 | 2003 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1923 | Re-routing with the coal triangle tunnel | |
| SBB | 720 | Zurich Wiedikon – Zurich Wollishofen | 1435 | 2.9 | 1875 | 1927 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1923 | Re-routing with the Ulmberg and Enge tunnels | |
| SBB | 730 | Zurich HB – Letten – Zurich Stadelhofen | 1435 | 5.7 | 1894 | 1989 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1926 | Replacement by Hirschengraben line | |
| SBB | 740 | Aathal-Wetzikon | 1435 | 0.9 | 1857 | 1990 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1932 | Realignment with the Aathal tunnel | |
| SBB | 750 | Dorfnest – Bassersdorf – Hürlistein | 1435 | ~ 1.8 | 1855 | 1980 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1925 | Re-routing | |
| SiTB | 712 | Langnau-Gattikon-Sihlwald | 1435 | 2.5 | 1892 | 1959 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1924 | Relocation to the left side of the Sihl | |
| SiTB | 714 | Zurich Wiedikon – Zurich Giesshübel | 1435 | 0.9 | 1892 | 1927 | steam | Realignment with the Manessetunnel | ||
| 800 ... | FW | 841 | Wil – Schweizerhof | 1000 | 2.7 | 1887 | circa 1965 | 1200 V = | 1921 | Realignment along the A1 motorway |
| MThB | 830 | Kreuzlingen Bernrain – Tägermoos | 1435 | 2.2 | 1911 | 2001 | 15 kV 16.7 Hz | 1965 | Realignment with the Tägerwilen Dorf tunnel | |
| SBB | 880 | Mörschwil – Engwil | 1435 | 0.7 | 1856 | 1975 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1927 | Realignment with the Galgentobel bridge due to landslides | |
| SBB | 880 | St. Gallen St. Fiden – St. Gallen | 1435 | 2.3 | 1856 | 1910 | steam | Realignment with the Rosenberg tunnel | ||
| SGA | 855 | Bühler-Zweibrücken | 1000 | 0.7 | 1889 | 1983 | 1500 V = | 1931 | partly rack railway, re-routing without rack | |
| SGA | 855 | Hirschberg – Appenzell | 1000 | 0.4 | 1904 | 1978 | 1500 V = | 1931 | partly rack railway, replacement by "panorama curve" without rack | |
| SGA | 855 | St. Gallen Güterbahnhof – Riethüsli | 1000 | 1.3 | 1889 | 2018 | 1500 V = | 1931 | partly rack railway, replacement by Ruckhalde tunnel without rack | |
| 900 ... | RhB | 910 | Klosters Dorf – Clavadürli | 1000 | 0.3 | 1890 | 1930 | 11 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1920 | Replacement of the hairpin at the station monastery by helical tunnel monastery |
| RhB | 910 | Küblis – Saas | 1000 | 0.2 | 1889 | 1961 | 11 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1921 | Replacement by Küblis tunnel | |
| RhB | 910 | Küblis – Saas | 1000 | 0.2 | 1889 | 2005 | 11 kV 16.7 Hz | 1921 | Replacement by new Saas tunnel | |
| RhB | 910 | Malans-Seewis-Valzeina | 1000 | 1.3 | 1889 | 1963 | 11 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1921 | Replacement by Klus tunnel | |
| RhB | 910 | Schiers – Furna | 1000 | 0.9 | 1889 | 1978 | 11 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1921 | Replacement by Fuchsenwinkel tunnel | |
| RhB | 940 | Chur-Felsberg | 1000 | 1.5 | 1896 | circa 1927 | 11 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1921 | Access to the old RhB station in Chur , to be replaced by the new RhB station | |
| RhB | 940 | Stugl / Stuls – Bergün / Bravougn | 1000 | 0.3 | 1903 | 1904 | steam | Replacement by Glatscheras tunnel | ||
| RhB | 950 | Bernina Sout – Ospizio Bernina | 1000 | 1.8 | 1909 | 1934 | 750 V = | (1909) | Re-routing as protection against avalanches | |
| RhB | 950 | Ospizio Bernina – Alp Grüm | 1000 | 0.6 | 1910 | 1941 | 1000 V = | (1935) | Scala loop, stretched lines since 1924 as protection from snow drifts | |
| SBB | 900 | Gäsi – Mühlehorn | 1435 | 6.9 | 1859 | 1960 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1927 | Replacement by Kerenzberg tunnel | |
| SBB | 900 | Walenstadt – Mols | 1435 | 0.7 | 1859 | 1941 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1927 | Replacement by new Bommerstein tunnel | |
| SBB | 900 | Brick Bridge – Gäsi | 1435 | 4.0 | 1859 | 1969 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1927 | stretched lines | |
| SBB | 900 | Brick Bridge – Weesen | 1435 | ~ 2.0 | 1859 | 1966 | 15 kV 16 ⅔ Hz | 1927 | stretched lines |
Remarks
- ↑ a b today Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB)
- ↑ a b originally 10.5–11.5 kV 16 ⅔ Hz
- ↑ a b c d According to the contemporary article electrification Andermatt-Disentis of the FO-Bahn and Schöllenenbahn conversion to single-phase alternating current. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung, Volume 115, Issue 4 , the voltage at the start of electrical operation was 11.0 kV 16 ⅔ Hz as it is today. Hans G. Wägli, on the other hand, writes on page 69 in Schienennetz Schweiz that electrical operation was 11.5 kV 16 ⅔ Hz had been recorded.
- ↑ today Transports de Martigny et Régions (TMR)
- ↑ originally 750 V =
- ↑ a b c originally 750 V = , from 1940 810 V =
- ↑ 1916–1985 operation with 2200 V =
- ↑ 1919–1927 operation with 3300 V 16 Hz ∆
- ↑ 1907–2016 operation with 750–950 V =
- ↑ originally 650 V =
- ↑ a b c today BLS AG
- ↑ up to 1965 operation with 1200 V =
- ↑ a b today regional traffic Bern – Solothurn (RBS)
- ↑ up to 1961 operation with 850 V =
- ↑ originally 800 V =
- ↑ today Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF)
- ↑ a b c today SBB
- ↑ 1898–1964 operation with 750–850 V 33 Hz Δ
- ↑ today Deutsche Bahn
- ↑ today Baselland Transport AG (BLT)
- ↑ originally 550 V =
- ^ Gütsch: at that time Fluhmühle
- ↑ Operation 1907–1923 with 5000 V 20 Hz (section Locarno stazione – Locarno S. Antonio of the Locarno tram with 800 V 20 Hz)
- ↑ 1910–1930 operation with 5500 V 25 Hz
- ↑ today Deutsche Bahn (DBAG)
- ↑ today Sihltal-Zürich-Uetliberg-Bahn (SZU)
- ↑ today Thurbo
- ↑ today Appenzeller Bahnen (AB)
- ↑ Bernina Sout: at that time Bernina houses
- ↑ 1910–1935 Operation with 750 V =
See also
- List of former Swiss railway lines
- List of re-electrified railway lines
- List of re-tracked railway lines
literature
- Hans G. Wägli: Swiss rail network / Réseau ferré suisse - Rail profile Switzerland CH + / Le rail suisse en profile CH +. AS Verlag, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9
- Time travel. View maps and geodesics online. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, accessed on October 15, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peter Schmid: Shorter travel times and more timetable stability. Expansion and straightening of the BOB route between Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen completed. In: Berner Oberl @ nd News, May 28, 1999
- ↑ New tunnel inaugurated on the railway line to Grindelwald. In: Der Bund, November 20, 2015