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Blausee to Kandersteg. The most impressive was the Aegerten viaduct which was 126 m (413 ft) long and had a gradient of 57 per thousand (5.7%) and a curve radius of 50 m (164 ft).
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exactly to the alignment of the permanent railway line as built except that the deviations around many side valleys and spurs were bypassed by the actual line. Even so, the construction line had 34 tunnels with a total length of 5.3 km (3.3 mi), of which 13 tunnels were enlarged to become part of the permanent line.
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The building of the construction railway on the south side was delayed by many appeals and the groundbreaking ceremony near Naters took place on 12 February 1907. The line of the 28 km (17.4 mi) long construction railway, with an average gradient of 30 per thousand (3%) corresponded almost
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Originally it was planned to open the line on 1 March 1912, but this date was twice delayed by the decision to build a double track line through the main tunnel and make provision for future double track on the rest of the line. On 15 July 1913 electrification of the line was completed and a limited
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In 1891 a small group of eminent persons obtained a concession for the construction of a railway line between Spiez and
Frutigen with the option of later extending it into the Valais. A retired member of the cantonal government and judge, Wilhelm Teuscher studied route options and concluded that the
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The new base tunnel has taken almost all the long-distance passenger and a considerable part of the freight from the original Lötschberg tunnel, but was immediately saturated because a single track section reduces its capacity. Some freight trains and hourly regional express trains between Bern and
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before reaching Brig. The entire Lötschberg line is 74 km (46.0 mi) long and culminates at 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) above sea level. The open-air section culminates at
Goppenstein at 1,217 metres (3,993 ft) and the northern approach culminates south of Kandersteg at 1,200 metres
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which hit a hotel and killed 12 of its guests who were eating dinner. On 24 July 1908 a collapse of weak strata caused a sudden flood in the Lötschberg tunnel killing 25 people, all but three of the workers on the shift. This disaster forced a realignment of the tunnel route bypassing the area of
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The engineer J. Seeberger was responsible for building a construction railway between
Frutigen and the tunnel portal near Kandersteg; it was over 15 km (9.3 mi) long and climbed about 429 m (1,407 ft) in altitude. The earthworks and structures of the construction railway were
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of the approaches was redesigned to make possible a second track and buildings and tunnels made provision for a future second track. The maximum gradient was set at 27 per thousand (2.7%) and curves had a minimum radius of 300 m (980 ft). The builders established a
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Finally, in August 1908, almost two years after beginning of tunnelling of the south portal of the tunnel, the first supply train ran all the way from Naters to the portal at
Goppenstein. Previously all the building supplies had to be laboriously hauled up by
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It was originally intended that the line be built as a single track, but during construction a decision was taken to build the Lötschberg Tunnel with double track and to prepare the approaches for double track in the future. The
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Outline of the Lötschberg line between
Frutigen and Brig. From km 60 to 70 a narrow u-turn is followed by a spiral tunnel. The curved Lötschberg Tunnel is between km 75 to 90. Positions are given as travel distance from Bern in
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Spiez run on the mountain railway. In addition, the car ferry continues to operate between
Kandersteg and Goppenstein; it is subsidized by the Swiss government to substitute for a road tunnel under the
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Valley along a steep mountainside through numerous tunnels and viaducts on the southern approach. Its culminating point is 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) above sea level, making it the
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in the Valais was also proposed. However, the supporters of the Lötschberg were able to raise sufficient funds to allow the Lötschberg proposal to go forward. On 27 July 1906, the
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along the southern approach to the Lötschberg Tunnel in some sections follows the route of the construction railway, particularly in the
Bietsch and Baltschieder valleys.
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region of the inner Alps. While the north side of the
Bernese Alps is wet and exposed, the south side is dry and sheltered by the high mountains of both the Bernese and
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replaces most of the open-air section of the mountain line and allows faster travel between Bern and Brig. Both tunnels run below the 2,690-metre (8,830 ft)-high
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was awarded the contract for the entire Lötschberg line and construction commenced on 15 October 1906 with the drilling of the north portal of the Lötschberg tunnel.
3303:. The line then continues eastward, descending towards Brig, crossing the wild valleys of Jolital, Bietschtal, Baltschiedertal and Gredetschtal, and passing through
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For the construction of the Lötschberg line and the main tunnel two special railways had to be constructed to bring material from
Frutigen or the junction at
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During the construction of the Lötschberg line, there were several fatal accidents. On the evening of 29 February 1908 the construction caused an
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3545:(BLS) was founded for the construction and operation of the proposed railway and on 1 January 1907, it absorbed the Spiez-Frutigen-Bahn.
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service began. On 16 September 1913 a more complete schedule began with 16 trains, including four international express trains.
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and Mitholz. The line turns northward after the loop at Mitholz and climbs out of the valley on the western flanks of the
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valley. The line passes through another tunnel before it turns in an easterly direction to the southern flank of the
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was completed between Frutigen and Visp. This was the first of two new lines through the Swiss Alps as part of
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on its establishment in 1902, although most local passenger and freight services on it are now operated by the
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trains. The journey from Spiez to Brig lasts 72 minutes on the mountain line and 35 minutes on the base line.
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to build its own railway through the Alps. However, it was unlikely to receive financial support from the
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Sevistein tunnel III, 25 October 1915 (replacement for Sevistein tunnel I and II, damaged by a landslide)
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4171:: Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens, Band 2. Berlin, Wien 1912, p. 257/258 on www.zeno.org/Roell-1912
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and an important north-south axis in Europe. The Lötschberg axis is backed by the lower and longer
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current route was feasible. On 25 July 1901 the railway was opened from Spiez to Frutigen as the
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4159:: Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens, Band 2. Berlin, Wien 1912, p. 256 on www.zeno.org/Roell-1912
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This article is about the railway line from Spiez to Brig. For the railway that built it, see
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3516:; therefore Bern would have to find funds from elsewhere to build its own line to the south.
3471:("Swiss Central Railway"). This company, including the Bern–Thun line, was taken over by the
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Profile of the Lötschberg line. For each segment between stations the maximum slope is noted.
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Apex of the line in the Lötschberg tunnel: 1,240 m (4,068 ft) above sea level
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began to consider the possibility of building a railway to connect with the proposed
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that is both an adhesion and a standard gauge railway, therefore usable by standard
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near Brig to the portals of the Lötschberg tunnel. The gauge of the railways was
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Start of construction of the line between Brig and Frutigen: 15 October 1906
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Height at northern end (Spiez): 630 m (2,067 ft) above sea level
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Opening the line Spiez-Frutigen by the Spiez-Frutigen-Bahn: 25 July 1901
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The dates of the breakthroughs of the approach tunnels were as follows.
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because the Swiss government had provided significant funding for the
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The railway from Bern to Münsingen and Thun was opened in 1859 by the
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south of Brig, it constitutes one of the major railways through the
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The Lötschberg line, with the 14.6-kilometre (9.1 mi) long
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The line is famous for its double loop of spiral tunnels in the
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and the Italian part of the Simplon line, it also connects the
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Takeover of the Spiez-Frutigen-Bahn by the BLS: 1 January 1907
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The rolling stock for the construction lines consisted of 420
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The beginning of the Lötschberg line is in the rail node of
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4129:"The First UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in the Alps"
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highest adhesion and standard gauge railway in Switzerland
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The approaches to the Lötschberg tunnel were originally
3188:, the latter city being also reachable by bypassing the
3485:("Lake Thun Railway") was opened between Thun, Spiez,
34:. For the railway company that currently owns it, see
4055:]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 32, 44, 77–9.
4185:"The history of navigation on Lakes Thun and Brienz"
4011:, Switzerland's other major Alpine freight corridor.
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Breakthrough of the Lötschberg tunnel: 31 March 1911
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Berner Alpenbahngesellschaft Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon
3243:from major rail hubs in northern Europe, including
3588:) gauge railway on both approaches to the tunnel.
3524:(SFB) as the first stage of the Lötschberg line.
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3920:that was planned in the 1970s but never built.
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3804:BLS regional express on the southern approach
3137:in the middle of the line. Together with the
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4241:(in German). Les Éditions du Cabri, 1986.
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3406:on the Kander viaduct (northern approach)
3383:, a largely glaciated region between the
3180:at its heart, allows direct service from
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3911:Current operations on the mountain line
3367:The Lötschberg line stretches over the
3299:, 450 metres (1,480 ft) above the
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3690:Bietschtal tunnel II, 21 February 1911
3660:Lidenplatten tunnel, 30 September 1907
3626:Ronenwald tunnel II, 30 September 1910
3620:Felsenburg tunnel II, 28 December 1910
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3693:Sevistein tunnel II, 30 December 1911
1739:Kandersteg International Scout Centre
4222:(in German). R. v. Decker's Verlag.
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3654:Marchgraben tunnel, 13 December 1907
3623:Ronenwaldtunnel I, 15 September 1910
3371:region of the northern Alps and the
4282:The Lötschberg mountain route (BLS)
3864:celebrating the Lötschberg railway.
3687:Bietschtal tunnel I, 29 August 1911
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3678:Mundbach tunnel, 28 September 1907
3645:Mittalgraben tunnel, 29 March 1908
3493:. It was absorbed by BLS in 1913.
3151:New Railway Links through the Alps
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4239:Die Geschichte der Lötschbergbahn
3666:Sevistein tunnel I, 17 March 1908
3663:Blasboden tunnel, 6 February 1908
3632:Hemligen tunnel, 10 November 1910
3675:Viktoria tunnel, 5 November 1907
3629:Rotbach tunnel, 9 September 1910
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27:Key western Swiss transport link
4260:(in German). Verlag Eisenbahn.
3967:Length: 74 km (46 mi)
3699:Eggerberg tunnel, 24 March 1911
3681:Stadel tunnel, 25 November 1910
3651:Hohegg tunnel, 30 November 1907
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3970:Maximum gradient: 27 ‰ (2.7%)
3684:Schluchi tunnel, 8 April 1911
3657:Hohtenn tunnel, 10 March 1908
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3696:Gründenrunnel, 11 March 1911
3672:Stadel tunnel, 11 March 1908
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135:Commuter and tourist railway
7:
4237:Belloncle, Patrick (1986).
4218:Hartung, Karlheinz (1989).
4133:Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
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3648:Luegje tunnel, 5 April 1908
3358:highest line in Switzerland
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3718:A BLS auto train led by a
3469:Schweizerische Centralbahn
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886:Tellenfeld control office
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4327:Reichenbach im Kandertal
3555:Entreprise du Lötschberg
3321:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
3259:valley, passing through
3010:to Domodossola and Milan
953:Kander viaduct I and II
616:Reichenbach im Kandertal
244:300 m (980 ft)
4296:Lötschberg railway line
4220:Bahn und Reisen Schweiz
3923:
3527:Meanwhile, a line from
2078:Mittalgraben tunnel II
1486:Felsburg crossing loop
458:Hondrich tunnel I / II
185:74 km (46 mi)
44:Lötschberg railway line
4361:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
4346:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
4108:Swiss Federal Railways
4049:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz
4015:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
3901:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
3865:
3853:
3850:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
3805:
3769:Orenstein & Koppel
3723:
3553:The French consortium
3473:Swiss Federal Railways
3459:
3451:
3218:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
3147:Lötschberg Base Tunnel
4477:Transport in the Alps
4258:Lötschbergbahn im Bau
4169:Röll, V. Freiherr von
4157:Röll, V. Freiherr von
3859:
3843:
3836:Expansion of capacity
3803:
3722:over Lötschberg pass.
3717:
3710:Construction railways
3604:Completion of tunnels
3457:
3448:
3381:Jungfrau-Aletsch area
3295:just before reaching
143:nationally integrated
3894:high-cube containers
3204:. Together with the
257:AC overhead catenary
4053:Swiss railway atlas
3821:through the narrow
3765:Klien-Lindner axles
3522:Spiez-Frutigen-Bahn
3510:Swiss Confederation
3479:(BLS). In 1893 the
3425:(culminating point)
3315:. The line ends at
1717:Car ferry terminal
3866:
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3806:
3724:
3506:Swiss constitution
3460:
3452:
3437:Hondrichtunnel in
3216:. The more recent
1858:Car ferry terminal
652:Wengi-Ey junction
4472:BLS railway lines
4454:
4453:
4410:Lötschberg Tunnel
4390:Lötschberg Tunnel
4062:978-3-89494-130-7
3899:In mid 2007, the
3872:and subsequently
3796:Southern approach
3787:Northern approach
3761:steam locomotives
3617:Riedschuk tunnel,
3529:Lenk im Simmental
3419:Lötschberg Tunnel
3347:, and further to
3178:Lötschberg Tunnel
3135:Lötschberg Tunnel
3121:. It crosses the
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753:Engstlige tunnel
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262:Highest elevation
16:(Redirected from
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4303:Spiez - Frutigen
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3514:Gotthard railway
3496:Around 1890 the
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3369:Bernese Oberland
3202:Gotthard railway
3127:Bernese Oberland
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3441:
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3297:Hohtenn Station
3198:Simplon railway
3174:
3099:Lötschberg line
3083:
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3027:
3012:
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2780:Simplon Railway
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3139:Simplon Tunnel
3133:, through the
3111:canton of Bern
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4197:. Retrieved
4193:the original
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4141:. Retrieved
4137:the original
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4112:. Retrieved
4106:
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4086:. Retrieved
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4048:
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4022:Lötschberger
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3898:
3878:SIM corridor
3877:
3870:single track
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3549:Construction
3540:
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3521:
3518:
3495:
3480:
3466:
3377:Pennine Alps
3373:Upper Valais
3366:
3333:Simplon line
3226:
3190:Bernese Alps
3175:
3155:
3131:Upper Valais
3123:Bernese Alps
3098:
3096:
2048:Marchgraben
1652:Sarengraben
1177:Ronenwald I
790:Widi tunnel
291:
4416:Goppenstein
3888:carried on
3823:Lonza gorge
3732:750 mm
3568:750 mm
3533:Wildstrubel
3423:Goppenstein
3345:Domodossola
3293:Bietschhorn
3289:Lötschental
3285:Goppenstein
3273:Kandergrund
3265:Reichenbach
3125:, from the
3103:Switzerland
2935:to Disentis
2788:Base Tunnel
2351:Bietschtal
2213:Luegelkinn
2192:1,078 m asl
1824:1,217 m asl
1819:Goppenstein
1684:1,176 m asl
1288:Felsenburg
1105:(697/510 m)
1066:Kehrtunnel
994:Kandergrund
929:Base Tunnel
543:(678 m asl)
207:Track gauge
198:Rack system
182:Line length
156:Operator(s)
4461:Categories
4426:Ausserberg
4404:Kandersteg
4309:(<<
4212:Literature
4143:2014-06-03
4114:2014-06-04
4088:2014-06-04
4035:References
3918:Rawil Pass
3781:short tons
3637:South side
3612:North side
3487:Interlaken
3305:Ausserberg
3281:Kandersteg
3253:Interlaken
3237:Zweisimmen
3235:line from
3233:GoldenPass
2837:to Zermatt
2565:Eggerberg
2470:Ausserberg
2305:Blasboden
2282:Ijolibach
1794:(14,612 m)
1679:Kandersteg
1610:Riedschuk
1251:Feschfluh
1140:Ronenwald
932:(34,577 m)
755:(~2.600 m)
582:Niesenbahn
411:Interlaken
4443:(>>
4431:Eggerberg
4374:(>>
4083:Swisstopo
3862:TRAXX 187
3779:; 14,330
3777:long tons
3593:avalanche
3537:Leukerbad
3362:InterCity
3309:Eggerberg
3277:Ärmighorn
3153:project.
2960:(19,803m)
2896:678 m asl
2717:Mundbach
2673:801 m asl
2597:853 m asl
2592:Eggerberg
2519:Viktoria
2475:932 m asl
2420:Mahnkinn
2236:Schluchi
2110:(1,346 m)
2080:(1,600 m)
1612:(1,536 m)
1560:Hemligen
1411:974 m asl
1031:(1,655 m)
718:779 m asl
621:706 m asl
591:692 m asl
328:from Bern
285:Route map
177:Technical
4399:Frutigen
4355:Frutigen
4332:Frutigen
4199:12 April
4007:and the
3999:See also
3949: in
3890:flatcars
3830:footpath
3775:(12,795
3750: in
3586: in
3385:Lötschen
3341:Lausanne
3331:and the
3329:Disentis
3269:Frutigen
3194:Lausanne
3172:Location
2792:Lausanne
2496:Gründen
2108:Hohtenn
1902:Rotlaui
1583:Mitholz
1523:Rotbach
1488:(closed)
792:(~220 m)
713:Frutigen
232: in
148:Services
119:Stations
61:Overview
4421:Hohtenn
4322:Mülenen
4081:(Map).
3944:⁄
3929:Gauge:
3874:doubled
3846:Re 460s
3757:waggons
3745:⁄
3581:⁄
3491:Bönigen
3463:History
3404:Re 465s
3391:passes.
3389:Grimsel
3325:Zermatt
3261:Mülenen
3117:in the
3109:in the
2988:border
2982:Italian
2743:bridge
2620:(133 m)
2618:Stadel
2567:(792 m)
2544:(101 m)
2498:(148 m)
2445:(172 m)
2422:(385 m)
2399:(409 m)
2376:(952 m)
2353:(136 m)
2330:(589 m)
2307:(377 m)
2261:(217 m)
2238:(107 m)
2215:(116 m)
2187:Hohtenn
2050:(207 m)
2020:(118 m)
2018:Hohegg
1990:(493 m)
1988:Luegie
1960:(459 m)
1904:(286 m)
1562:(106 m)
1327:(112 m)
955:(265 m)
586:Mülenen
227:⁄
164:History
127:Service
98:Termini
4436:Lalden
4264:
4245:
4226:
4059:
4029:BLS AG
3961:16.67
3892:) and
3886:trucks
3860:A BLS
3817:or by
3728:Naters
3720:Re 4 4
3531:under
3337:Geneva
3313:Lalden
3257:Kander
3158:Kander
2745:(83 m)
2719:(88 m)
2696:(80 m)
2668:Lalden
2521:(28 m)
2443:Doren
2284:(92 m)
1879:Lonza
1654:(68 m)
1525:(50 m)
1448:(29 m)
1364:(19 m)
1290:(68 m)
1253:(98 m)
1216:(60 m)
1179:(59 m)
1142:(76 m)
1068:(72 m)
682:Wengi
378:628 m
300:Legend
292:
169:Opened
140:System
92:Valais
84:Locale
78:BLS AG
66:Status
36:BLS AG
4445:Italy
4376:Italy
4317:Spiez
4051:[
3763:with
3439:Spiez
3421:from
3349:Milan
3335:from
3323:from
3301:Rhone
3251:, to
3245:Basel
3229:Spiez
3162:Rhone
3113:with
3107:Spiez
2986:Swiss
2798:
2774:
2741:Rhone
1482:27.11
373:Spiez
368:
353:
105:Spiez
74:Owner
4441:Brig
4388:via
4372:Brig
4367:Visp
4344:via
4311:Thun
4262:ISBN
4243:ISBN
4224:ISBN
4201:2009
4057:ISBN
4019:The
4005:NRLA
3924:Data
3905:NRLA
3844:BLS
3828:The
3819:cart
3815:mule
3489:and
3387:and
3353:Visp
3339:and
3317:Brig
3311:and
3267:and
3249:Bern
3247:and
3192:via
3186:Brig
3182:Bern
3143:Alps
3115:Brig
3097:The
3078:edit
3071:talk
3064:view
2891:Brig
2886:73.8
2790:and
2694:Bad
2663:67.3
2643:69 m
2587:64.9
2465:61.3
2182:54.2
1814:48.4
1674:31.6
1398:22.3
989:17.4
708:13.5
678:11.3
648:10.4
330:and
275:2.7%
201:None
172:1913
132:Type
110:Brig
90:and
88:Bern
4293:BLS
4189:BLS
3535:to
3450:km.
3343:to
3327:to
3212:to
3184:to
3129:to
2933:MGB
2835:MGB
611:8.3
577:6.8
535:5.2
513:2.6
409:to
380:asl
363:0.0
358:9.8
159:BLS
4463::
4397:—
4353:—
4187:.
4176:^
4131:.
4105:.
3963:Hz
3959:AC
3825:.
3307:,
3263:,
3168:.
584:/
122:12
4447:)
4412:)
4408:(
4378:)
4363:)
4359:(
4334:—
4313:)
4270:.
4251:.
4232:.
4203:.
4146:.
4117:.
4091:.
4065:.
3956:V
3951:)
3946:2
3942:1
3939:+
3937:8
3933:(
3884:(
3852:.
3773:t
3747:2
3743:1
3740:+
3738:5
3734:(
3583:2
3579:1
3576:+
3574:5
3570:(
2984:–
234:)
229:2
225:1
222:+
220:8
216:(
193:2
151:1
38:.
20:)
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