Basel–Rodersdorf railway line
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The Basel–Rodersdorf railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) railway line in Switzerland and France. It runs 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) from
History
The Birsigthalbahn-Gesellschaft , founded in 1886, opened its initial line between Basel and Therwil on 4 October 1887. The line was roughly 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and worked by steam locomotives.[2][3] The line was extended another 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to Flüh, on the border with Alsace (then part of the German Empire).[3] The line between Basel and Flüh was electrified at 750 V DC on 2 June 1905; this was later raised to 940 V DC.[4] A final 3.8-kilometre (2.4 mi) extension to Rodersdorf, crossing Alsace, opened on 1 May 1910.[5]
Operation beyond Flüh was suspended between 1914 and 1915 by the outbreak of World War I. The postwar Treaty of Versailles restored Alsace to France. World War II and the German invasion of France led to the closure of the line a second time, between 1940 and 1945. As of 2022[update], cross-border operation continues and Alsace remains part of France.[2]
In 1974, the Birsigthalbahn-Gesellschaft merged with three other companies to form
Route
The line begins from a turning loop in
Operation
Baselland Transport operates two tram services over the line, Lines 10 and 17. Line 10 originates in Dornach-Arlesheim, on the Basel–Dornach railway line. Two trams operate every fifteen minutes to Ettingen via Basel SBB. Every other tram continues beyond Ettingen to Flüh or Rodersdorf.[7] Line 17 provides additional week-day rush-hour service from Basel Wiesenplatz to Ettingen.[8]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b Bützer & Jeker 1980, p. 89.
- ^ a b Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 19.
- ^ a b Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 63.
- ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 25.
- ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 107.
- ^ "Dornach - Basel Bahnhof SBB - Rodersdorf (BLT-Linie 10)" (PDF) (in German). Baselland Transport. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Ettingen - Oberwil - Basel Wiesenplatz (BLT-Linie 17)" (PDF) (in German). Baselland Transport. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
References
- Bützer, Hans-Peter; Jeker, Mark (1980). Grosser Eisenbahn-Atlas Schweiz (in German). Bern: Kümmerly & Frey. OCLC 1222543836.)
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: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link - Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.