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

km
SBB lines from Biel and Moutier
0.00
Solothurn
432 m
1.97
Bleichenberg
(until 2008)
460 m
3.00
Biberist RBS
459 m
4.76
Ammannsegg
(until 2008)
475 m
6.15
Lohn-Lüterkofen
465 m
7.41
Küttigkofen-Kräiligen
(until 2008)
475 m
9.98
Bätterkinden
472 m
12.33
Schalunen
501 m
13.97
Büren zum Hof
506 m
15.05
Fraubrunnen
495 m
16.25
Grafenried
518 m
Jegenstorf Spital
(until May 1984)
20.03
Jegenstorf
521 m
22.21
Urtenen
530 m
23.17
Schönbühl RBS
525 m
23.56
Schönbühl Shoppyland
525 m
24.37
Moosseedorf
530 m
SBB line from Olten
25.61
Zollikofen Ost
548 m
26.95
Zollikofen
560 m
27.41
Oberzollikofen
560 m
from Worb Dorf
29.71
Worblaufen
520 m
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.