Classic route
IC61 Basel–Interlaken
Basel → Interlaken · Switzerland
IC61 Basel–Interlaken in pictures
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- Distance
- 160 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h
- Average speed
- 80 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Train
- SBB IC61
- Countries
- Switzerland
- In service since
- 1874
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Basel to the Bernese Oberland in one seat: Olten, Bern, then the lakeside crawl past Thun and Spiez to Interlaken under the Eiger.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7791337 — 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 IC 611
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the IC61 Basel–Interlaken?
The IC61 Basel–Interlaken runs 160 km from Basel to Interlaken.
How long does the IC61 Basel–Interlaken take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h for the 160 km. That is an average of 80 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the IC61 Basel–Interlaken?
SBB.
How old is the IC61 Basel–Interlaken?
The line has been in service since 1874. 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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