Burgdorf–Thun railway

Opened in 1899 as the first electrified main-line railway in Europe, running from Burgdorf over Konolfingen to Thun.

Stations

1. 0 kmBurgdorf
2. 1 kmBurgdorf Buchmatt
3. 2 kmBurgdorf Steinhof
4. 4 kmOberburg
5. 7 kmHasle-Rüegsau
6. 10 kmSchafhausen i.E.
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 14 kmBigenthal
   2. 16 kmWalkringen
   3. 19 kmBiglen
   4. 22 kmGrosshöchstetten
   5. 26 kmKonolfingen
8. 31 kmOberdiessbach
9. 36 kmHeimberg
10. 37 kmLädeli
11. 38 kmSteffisburg
12. 41 kmThun

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 17691416 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of S 41
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Burgdorf–Thun railway?

The Burgdorf–Thun railway runs 40 km from Burgdorf to Thun.

How long does the Burgdorf–Thun railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 03 min for the 40 km. That is an average of 38 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.

Who runs the Burgdorf–Thun railway?

BLS, with S 41.

How old is the Burgdorf–Thun railway?

The line has been in service since 1899. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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