Scenic route
Jura Railway
Biel/Bienne → Basel · Switzerland
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The Jurabahn of 1857 follows the Birs out of Basel into the French-speaking Jura, through Delémont and the Moutier gorges down to Biel.
Stations
- 0 kmBiel/Bienne
- 14 kmGrenchen Nord
- 24 kmMoutier
- 35 kmDelémont
- 51 kmLaufen
- 73 kmBasel SBB
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 5638973 — 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 1609
- 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 Jura Railway?
The Jura Railway runs 73 km from Biel/Bienne to Basel.
How long does the Jura Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 22 min for the 73 km. That is an average of 53 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Jura Railway?
SBB and BLS, with IC 51, InterCity.
How old is the Jura Railway?
The line has been in service since 1857. 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.
How often does the Jura Railway run?
24 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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