Burgdorf–Thun railway

The Burgdorf–Thun railway is a railway line in Switzerland, which was built by the Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (Burgdorf-Thun Railway, BTB). The line from Burgdorf via Konolfingen to Thun was opened by the company in 1899 as the first electrified mainline railway (as distinct from light railway) in Europe. It is now part of BLS AG.

Burgdorf–Thun railway
Burgdorf–Thun railway
Overview
Line number340
Termini
Service
Operator(s)BLS
Technical
Line length40.8 km (25.4 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Minimum radius180 metres (590 ft)
Electrification
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

km
SBB line from Olten
20.74
Burgdorf
533 m
BLS-EB line to Solothurn S44
SBB line to Bern S4 S44
21.79
Lerchenbühl
537 m
22.64
Burgdorf Steinhof
544 m
24.30
Oberburg
547 m
27.67
0.00
Hasle-Rüegsau
571 m
BLS-EB line to Langnau S4 S44
2.56
Schafhausen im Emmental
606 m
6.83
Bigenthal
675 m
8.89
Walkringen
691 m
12.09
Biglen
739 m
Grosshöchstetten I (177 m)
Grosshöchstetten II (95 m)
14.67
Grosshöchstetten
743 m
SBB line from Lucerne S2
18.74
Konolfingen
663 m
19.96
Stalden im Emmental
654 m
23.65
Oberdiessbach
605 m
26.08
Brenzikofen
577 m
Heimberg (103 m)
29.38
Heimberg
552 m
30.25
Lädeli
since 1953
551 m
31.51
Steffisburg
563 m
32.73
Schwäbis
since 1925
557 m
Aare Schwäbis (54 m)
33.82
Thun
560 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas
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