Huttwil–Wolhusen railway line

The Huttwil–Wolhusen railway line is a single-track standard-gauge railway line in Switzerland and currently operated by BLS AG. It was built by the Huttwil-Wolhusen-Bahn (HWB), based in Willisau, and opened on 9 May 1895. Operations were managed by the Langenthal-Huttwil-Bahn (LHB), which owned and operated the Langenthal–Huttwil railway. On 1 January 1944, the HWB was merged into the Vereinigte Huttwil-Bahnen (United Huttwil Railways, VHB), which was later merged into BLS AG.

Huttwil–Wolhusen
HWB train hauled by locomotive No. 2 of the LHB in Wolhusen
Overview
OwnerBLS
Line number440
Termini
Technical
Line length25.23 km (15.68 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map
km
elev
BLS line from Langenthal,
(start of S 7)
BLS line from Ramsei
0.00
 Huttwil
638 m
to Eriswil
1.80
summit of the line
663 m
3.94
 Gondiswil
closed 2009
620 m
3.96
Bern
Lucerne
canton boundary
5.72
 Hüswil
613 m
7.60
 Zell
588 m
11.08
 Gettnau
545 m
12.21
 Gettnau freight yard
535 m
14.66
 Willisau
start of S 6
554 m
18.06
 Daiwil
closed 2004
577 m
19.57
 Menznau West
586 m
20.59
 Menznau
596 m
23.62
 Wolhusen Weid
601 m
SBB line from Langnau S 6
25.23
 Wolhusen
splitting of S 6,
terminus of S 7
565 m
SBB line to Luzern,
terminus of S 6
Source: Swiss railway atlas
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