Solothurn–Worblaufen railway

Solothurn–Worblaufen railway
Overview
Line number308
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn
Technical
Line length29.71 km (18.46 mi)
Number of tracks1–2
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Electrification1250 V DC overhead catenary
Maximum incline3.0%
Route map

0.00
Solothurn
432
1.97
Bleichenberg
(until 2008)
460
3.00
Biberist RBS
459
4.76
Ammannsegg
(
closed
2008
)
475
6.15
Lohn-Lüterkofen
465
7.41
Küttigkofen-Kräiligen
(
closed
2008
)
9.98
Bätterkinden
472
12.33
Schalunen
501
13.97
Büren zum Hof
506
15.05
Fraubrunnen
495
16.25
Grafenried
518
Jegenstorf Spital
(
closed
May 1984
)
20.03
Jegenstorf
521
22.21
Urtenen
530
23.17
Schönbühl RBS
525
23.56
Schönbühl Shoppyland
525
24.37
Moosseedorf
530
25.61
Zollikofen Ost
548
26.95
Zollikofen
560
Zollikofen–Bern railway
(original line to Bern)
27.41
Oberzollikofen
560
Worb Dorf–Worblaufen railway
to Worb Dorf
29.71
Worblaufen
520
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Solothurn–Worblaufen railway is a 29.71-kilometre-long (18.46 mi), metre-gauge and electrified railway in the cantons of Bern and Solothurn in Switzerland. The Solothurn–Zollikofen section was opened in 1916 by the Elektrische Schmalspurbahn Solothurn–Bern (Solothurn–Bern Electric Narrow-gauge Railway, ESB), which was merged with the Bern–Zollikofen Railway to form the Solothurn-Zollikofen-Bern Bahn (Solothurn-Zollikofen-Bern Railway, SZB) in 1922. The Zollikofen–Worblaufen line was opened in 1924, allowing trains to run directly between Bern and Solothurn (until then passengers had to change in Zollikofen). The two companies were merged into the Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS) in 1984. Passenger traffic is now integrated into the Bern S-Bahn, while operation of the remaining freight traffic was transferred to SBB Cargo in December 2012.

The line is served by line S8 and RE5 (RegioExpress) services. Worblaufen is the centre of operations and also has a depot and the RBS workshop. All trains run from Worblaufen ro Bern on the Zollikofen–Bern railway .

The line is constantly being improved. Except for a short section, there are multiple tracks between Worblaufen and Jegenstorf and between Grafenried and Fraubrunnen.