Classic route
Olten–Lucerne railway
Lucerne → Olten · Switzerland
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Built by the Schweizerische Centralbahn and open to Lucerne since 1856 — double track, electrified, and still the fast way north to Olten and Basel.
Stations
- 0 kmLuzern
- 5 kmEmmenbrücke
- 10 kmRothenburg Station
- 16 kmSempach-Neuenkirch
- 26 kmSursee
- 32 kmWauwil
- 36 kmNebikon
- 39 kmDagmersellen
- 42 kmReiden
- 47 kmZofingen
- 55 kmOlten
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 18422995 — 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 RE 24
- 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 Olten–Lucerne railway?
The Olten–Lucerne railway runs 55 km from Lucerne to Olten.
How long does the Olten–Lucerne railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 45 min for the 55 km. That is an average of 73 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Olten–Lucerne railway?
Südostbahn, with IR 26, InterRegio.
How old is the Olten–Lucerne railway?
The line has been in service since 1856. 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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