Basel–Pratteln railway line

The Basel–Pratteln railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) railway line in Switzerland. It runs 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) from Pratteln to the border of Basel-Stadt, across the river Birs from St. Jakob-Park, where it connects with the Basel tram network. The line was built by the Basellandschaftliche Ueberlandbahn in 1921 and is now owned by Baselland Transport. Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe operates line 14 of the Basel tram network over the line.

Basel–Pratteln
A BVB tram crosses the Schlossstrasse in 1987, near the terminus in Pratteln
Overview
OwnerBaselland Transport
Service
Services14
Operator(s)Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
History
Opened22 January 1921 (1921-01-22)
Technical
Line length6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification600 V DC
Route map

Basel tramway network
0.0
Schänzli
0.6
Freidorf
1.0
Käppeli
1.6
Zum Park
1.9
Schützenstrasse
2.4
Muttenz Dorf
3.1
Rothausstrasse
3.7
Warternburg Schlaufe
Adler tunnel
4.3
Lachmatt
Adler tunnel
5.0
Kästeli
5.5
Gempenstrasse
6.0
Bahnhofstrasse
Pratteln
6.2
Schlossstrasse
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