Basel–Biel/Bienne railway line

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Basel–Biel/Bienne
Basel–Biel/Bienne railway
Overview
Native nameJurabahn
Owner
Line number230
Termini
Technical
Line length71 km (44 mi)
Number of tracks1 or 2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
123.0
Basel SBB
Wolf tunnel
212 m
121.0
Basel Dreispitz
46 m│44 m
118.3
Münchenstein
115.5
Dornach-Arlesheim
113.0
Aesch
Angenstein tunnel
64 m
111.0
Duggingen
108.8
Grellingen
lower Kessiloch bridge
100 m
upper Kessiloch bridge
91 m
103.5
Zwingen
100.6
Laufen
97.5
Bärschwil
Bärschwil tunnel
116 m
Liesberg tunnel
184 m
94.2
Liesberg
44 m
88.5
Soyhières
84.6
Delémont
turnback
81.1
Courrendlin
Choindez III tunnel
255 m
Choindez II tunnel
165 m
Choindez I tunnel
30 m
79.2
Choindez
Verrerie-de-Roches tunnel
112 m
Verrerie-de-Moutier tunnel
32 m
75.8
Roches
Moutier I tunnel
31 m
Moutier II tunnel
11 m
Moutier III tunnel
7 m
Moutier IV tunnel
8 m
Moutier V tunnel
60 m
Moutier VI tunnel
23 m
Moutier VII tunnel
54 m
Moutier VIII tunnel
18 m
Moutier IX tunnel
13 m
73.4
0.0
Moutier
8,578 m
Oberdorf bridge
272 m
10.7
Grenchen Nord
Mösli viaduct
285 m
13.0
88.0
Lengnau§
90.2
Pieterlen§
94.0
Biel/Bienne Bözingenfeld/Champ§
95.8
Biel Mett§
98.0
99.4
33.8
Biel/Bienne
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres

§ = stop only for trains to/from Solothurn

Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Basel–Biel/Bienne railway line (also known in German as the Jurabahn—Jura Railway) is a standard gauge railway line of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the BLS AG. It runs from Basel SBB along the Birs in the French-speaking Jura to Delémont and Biel/Bienne. The traffic on the line is shown in table 230 of the official timetable.