Solothurn railway station

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Solothurn
Bahnhof Solothurn ext (2).jpg
The station building in 2012
General information
LocationDornacherstrasse 50
Solothurn
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°12′15.1″N7°32′33.7″E / 47.204194°N 7.542694°E / 47.204194; 7.542694
Elevation432 m (1,417 ft)
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance73.6–80.3 kilometres (45.7–49.9 mi) from Basel SBB [1]
Platforms
Tracks9
Train operators
Connections [2]
Construction
ParkingYes (193 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (521 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8500207 (SO)
Fare zone200 (Libero) [3]
History
Opened4 December 1876 (1876-12-04)
Previous namesNeu-Solothurn, Solothurn-Hauptbahnhof
Passengers
202316'900 per weekday [4] (BLS, SBB (excluding ASM and RBS))
Services
Preceding station SBB logo simplified.svg Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Grenchen Süd
towards Lausanne
IC 5
Oensingen
Biel/Bienne
towards Lausanne
Olten
towards Rorschach
Solothurn West S20 Luterbach-Attisholz
towards Olten
Solothurn West
towards Oberdorf SO
S21Terminus
Preceding station S-Bahn Bern-background.svg Bern S-Bahn Following station
Biberist Ost
towards Thun
S41 Terminus
S44
Gerlafingen
towards Ostermundigen
S46
Rush-hour service
Preceding station Logo aare seeland mobil.svg Aare Seeland mobil Following station
Solothurn Baseltor
towards Langenthal
S11 Terminus
Preceding station Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn Following station
Biberist RBS
towards Bern
RE5 Terminus
Location
Solothurn railway station

Solothurn railway station (Alemannic German : Bahnhof Solothurn) serves the municipality of Solothurn, the capital city of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Solothurn is a major railway junction and is served by six railway lines. [1]

Contents

Layout

Solothurn serves four operators from three different areas. The main part of the station has one side and two island platforms, serving tracks 1–3 and 5–6. These are used by BLS and Swiss Federal Railways trains. On the south side of the station, another island platform serves tracks 9–10, used by Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS). Finally, the narrow-gauge trains of Aare Seeland mobil (asm) stop on Luzernstrasse, on the north side of the station. This is designated track 21. [5]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Solothurn: [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 9. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Liniennetz Solothurn und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Solothurn, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024 via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. "Solothurn" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. December 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Solothurn" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.