Basel–Pratteln railway line

Basel–Pratteln
Basel–Pratteln
	A BVB tram crosses the Schlossstrasse in 1987, near the terminus in Pratteln
Overview
Owner	Baselland Transport
Service
Services	14
Operator(s)	Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
History
Opened	22 January 1921
Technical
Line length	6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	600 V DC
Route map
	[1]

The Basel–Pratteln railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) railway line in Switzerland. It runs 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) from Pratteln to the border of Basel-Stadt, across the river Birs from St. Jakob-Park, where it connects with the Basel tram network. The line was built by the Basellandschaftliche Ueberlandbahn in 1921 and is now owned by Baselland Transport. Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe operates line 14 of the Basel tram network over the line.

History

The Basellandschaftliche Ueberlandbahn opened a line from the existing tram network at Schänzli, on the river Birs, to Muttenz, on 22 January 1921. Trains continued over the Basel tram network and terminated at Aeschenplatz. The line was further extended to its present terminus in Pratteln, near the Swiss Federal Railways station there, on 20 October 1922.[2] The line was electrified from opening at 550 V DC, later increased to 600 V DC.[3] A planned extension from Pratteln to Liestal was never built.[4] In 1974, the Basellandschaftliche Ueberlandbahn merged with three other companies to form Baselland Transport.[5] A 3.2-kilometre (2.0 mi) proposed extension northeast to the Salina Raurica area was rejected by voters in 2021.[6]

Route

The line begins from a turning loop 160 metres (520 ft) south of the Swiss Federal Railways station at Pratteln. It runs east-west, roughly parallel to the standard gauge Hauenstein Railway, and runs through the municipalities of Pratteln and Muttenz. The line is double-tracked, running at-grade on dedicated right-of-way. It crosses the river Birs near St. Jakob-Park, where it connects with the Basel tram network.[1]

Operation

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe operates line 14 of the Basel tram network over the line. Trams operate at frequent intervals from Pratteln via Aeschenplatz to Dreirosenbrücke, on the north side of Basel.[7]

Notes

Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 62. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 29.
Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 67.
Bützer & Jeker 1980, p. 89.
Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 107.
"Tramlinie 14". Salina Raurica (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
"Pratteln Schlossstrasse - Muttenz - Basel Dreirosenbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

References

Bützer, Hans-Peter; Jeker, Mark (1980). Grosser Eisenbahn-Atlas Schweiz (in German). Bern: Kümmerly & Frey. ISBN 3-259-03234-6. OCLC 1222543836.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.

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[atlas-1] Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 62. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

[FOOTNOTEWägliJacobi201029-2] Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEWägliJacobi201067-3] Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 67.

[FOOTNOTEBützerJeker198089-4] Bützer & Jeker 1980, p. 89.

[FOOTNOTEWägliJacobi2010107-5] Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 107.

[6] "Tramlinie 14". Salina Raurica (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[7] "Pratteln Schlossstrasse - Muttenz - Basel Dreirosenbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.