The Biel–Täuffelen–Ins railway line is a railway line in Switzerland that runs from Biel/Bienne to Ins along the east side of the Lake Biel. The line is owned and operated by Aare Seeland mobil (ASm).
Certificate for 4 shares worth 250 francs each in the Seeländische Lokalbahnen, issued on 15 January 1918
The line was originally built by Seeländische Lokalbahnen (SLB), which was founded in 1912 with its headquarters in Täuffelen. The first section of the line from Nidau to Siselen was opened on 4 December 1916 and the section from Siselen to Ins followed on 19 March 1917. Since the line ends in Ins next to the standard-gauge line of the Bern–Neuchâtel railway (BN), a transporter wagon yard was opened at the same time for the carriage of standard gauge freight cars on the metre-gauge line.[citation needed] The line was electrified at 1200 V DC from construction.[2]
The last section between Nidau and the Biel/Bienne station forecourt (Bahnhofplatz) followed on 21 August 1926. A transporter wagon system was opened here, too; wagon could be delivered to any point on the whole line.
The Biel–Täuffelen–Ins line remained the only line of the Seeländische Lokalbahnen.
The Seeländische Lokalbahnen was renamed the Biel-Täuffelen-Ins Railway (German: Biel-Täuffelen-Ins-Bahn, BTI) as of 1 September 1945. The cooperation between the Oberaargau-Jura railway (Oberaargau-Jura-Bahnen, OJB) and the Solothurn-Niederbipp Railway (Solothurn-Niederbipp-Bahn, SNB), which had existed for some time, was regulated by contract from 1960.
The new underground approach of the Biel-Täuffelen-Ins line to Biel/Bienne station was opened on 22 May 1975. This allowed the dismantling of the line that had run along streets under the large SBB railway bridge to Biel station forecourt. The underground station reduced the distance to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) trains and the station forecourt was cleared, allowing it to be rebuilt.
An early indication of the later merger was a formal agreement that was contracted on 5 April 1984 between the BTI, the OJB, the SNB, the Oberaargauischen Automobilkurse (a bus company; OAK), the Ligerz-Tessenberg-Bahn (a funicular railway; LTB) and the Bielersee-Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft (Lake Biel Ferry Company; BSG) under the name of Oberaargau-Solothurn-Seeland-Transport (OSST).
The first of seven low-floor GTW Be 2/6 articulated railcars was put into operation in 1997.
The majority of the participants of Oberaargau-Solothurn-Seeland-Transport were merged to form Aare Seeland mobil (ASm) in 1999. The Ligerz-Tessenberg-Bahn joined only in 2003, while the Bielersee-Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft still remains legally independent.
Routeedit
The line runs largely on its own right of way, although the line runs for a few hundred metres on public roads. The steepest section at 4.7 percent is located between the stations of Ins and Ins Dorf.
There is a Regiotram agglomeration Biel/Bienne project, in which the BTI line would in future be extended as a tram through Biel SBB station and through the city to Bözingenfeld railway station. Thus, the most important development areas (living, work, leisure) of the region would be connected without the need to change trains. With a total length of 27 kilometres, the line would be the longest tram line in Switzerland. The project was stopped by a government enquiry on 26 March 2015.[3]
^Wissmann, Reto (27 March 2015). "Bieler Regiotram wird nun doch nicht gebaut". Der Bund online (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2015.
Sourcesedit
Aeschlimann, Jürg (2008). Aare Seeland mobil (in German). Vol. 1. Leissigen: Prellbock Druck & Verlag. ISBN978-3-907579-30-5.
Bandi, Fritz (1978). Die Schweizerischen Privatbahnen I & II (in German). Avanti Verlag.
Hunziker, Heinz (1992). Von den Seeländischen Lokalbahnen zur Biel-Täuffelen-Ins-Bahn (in German). Zürich: Verlag Ernst B. Leutwiler. ISBN3-906681-11-4.
Stamm, René; Jeanmaire, Claude (1975). Oberaargauer Schmalspurbahnen (in German). Villigen: Verlag Eisenbahn. ISBN3-85649-023-X.
Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN978-3-909111-74-9.
Ziegler, Albert (1977). Bieler Strassenbahnen - Tramways of Biel Switzerland; Städtische Strassenbahn Biel, Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe, Biel, Biel-Meinisberg-Bahn, Biel-Täuffelen-Ins-Bahn (in German). Villingen: Gut Vorhard, Verlag Eisenbahn. ISBN3-85649-027-2.
January 01, 1970
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The Biel Tauffelen Ins railway line is a railway line in Switzerland that runs from Biel Bienne to Ins along the east side of the Lake Biel The line is owned and operated by Aare Seeland mobil ASm Biel Tauffelen InsBiel Tauffelen Ins railwayOverviewOwnerAare Seeland mobilLine number290TerminiBiel BienneInsTechnicalLine length21 19 km 13 17 mi Number of tracks1Track gauge1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gaugeElectrification1 200 V DCMaximum incline4 8 Route mapLegend km elev Biel Bahnhofplatz station place 1926 1975 0 00 Biel Bienne SBB line 430 m Connection to SBBBiel tunnel 215 m Zihl 1 17 Nidau 433 m Nidau Buren canal 64 m 1 66 Nidau Beunden 434 m 2 14 Ipsach 435 m 2 91 Ipsach Herdi 438 m 4 24 Sutz 450 m 4 95 Lattrigen 455 m 6 31 Morigen 481 m 7 74 Gerolfingen 502 m 8 81 Tauffelendepot and workshop 492 m 10 18 Hagneck 452 m Hagneck canal 91 m 11 61 Luscherz 446 m 13 53 Siselen crossover 440 m Siselen Finsterhennen 440 m 13 94 Finsterhennen closed 2015 441 m 16 51 Bruttelen 447 m 20 21 Ins Dorf 476 m from Bern from Fribourg 21 19 Ins 438 m Transporter wagon yard 1917 1997 connection to BLS BNand TPF FMA to Neuchatel Source Swiss railway atlas 1 Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 RegioTram planning 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 SourcesHistory edit nbsp Certificate for 4 shares worth 250 francs each in the Seelandische Lokalbahnen issued on 15 January 1918 The line was originally built by Seelandische Lokalbahnen SLB which was founded in 1912 with its headquarters in Tauffelen The first section of the line from Nidau to Siselen was opened on 4 December 1916 and the section from Siselen to Ins followed on 19 March 1917 Since the line ends in Ins next to the standard gauge line of the Bern Neuchatel railway BN a transporter wagon yard was opened at the same time for the carriage of standard gauge freight cars on the metre gauge line citation needed The line was electrified at 1200 V DC from construction 2 The last section between Nidau and the Biel Bienne station forecourt Bahnhofplatz followed on 21 August 1926 A transporter wagon system was opened here too wagon could be delivered to any point on the whole line The Biel Tauffelen Ins line remained the only line of the Seelandische Lokalbahnen The Seelandische Lokalbahnen was renamed the Biel Tauffelen Ins Railway German Biel Tauffelen Ins Bahn BTI as of 1 September 1945 The cooperation between the Oberaargau Jura railway Oberaargau Jura Bahnen OJB and the Solothurn Niederbipp Railway Solothurn Niederbipp Bahn SNB which had existed for some time was regulated by contract from 1960 The new underground approach of the Biel Tauffelen Ins line to Biel Bienne station was opened on 22 May 1975 This allowed the dismantling of the line that had run along streets under the large SBB railway bridge to Biel station forecourt The underground station reduced the distance to the Swiss Federal Railways SBB trains and the station forecourt was cleared allowing it to be rebuilt An early indication of the later merger was a formal agreement that was contracted on 5 April 1984 between the BTI the OJB the SNB the Oberaargauischen Automobilkurse a bus company OAK the Ligerz Tessenberg Bahn a funicular railway LTB and the Bielersee Schiffahrts Gesellschaft Lake Biel Ferry Company BSG under the name of Oberaargau Solothurn Seeland Transport OSST The first of seven low floor GTW Be 2 6 articulated railcars was put into operation in 1997 The majority of the participants of Oberaargau Solothurn Seeland Transport were merged to form Aare Seeland mobil ASm in 1999 The Ligerz Tessenberg Bahn joined only in 2003 while the Bielersee Schiffahrts Gesellschaft still remains legally independent Route editThe line runs largely on its own right of way although the line runs for a few hundred metres on public roads The steepest section at 4 7 percent is located between the stations of Ins and Ins Dorf The BTI ends under Biel SBB station which is the hub of four SBB lines The Biel Grenchen Solothurn Olten and Biel Neuchatel Yverdon les Bains Lausanne lines together form the line known as the Jura Foot Railway The Biel Bienne Bern and the Biel Bienne La Chaux de Fonds lines also connect at the station RegioTram planning editThere is a Regiotram agglomeration Biel Bienne project in which the BTI line would in future be extended as a tram through Biel SBB station and through the city to Bozingenfeld railway station Thus the most important development areas living work leisure of the region would be connected without the need to change trains With a total length of 27 kilometres the line would be the longest tram line in Switzerland The project was stopped by a government enquiry on 26 March 2015 3 References editNotes edit Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Swiss railway atlas Schweers Wall 2012 p 18 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 Wagli amp Jacobi 2010 p 65 Wissmann Reto 27 March 2015 Bieler Regiotram wird nun doch nicht gebaut Der Bund online in German Retrieved 18 June 2015 Sources edit Aeschlimann Jurg 2008 Aare Seeland mobil in German Vol 1 Leissigen Prellbock Druck amp Verlag ISBN 978 3 907579 30 5 Bandi Fritz 1978 Die Schweizerischen Privatbahnen I amp II in German Avanti Verlag Hunziker Heinz 1992 Von den Seelandischen Lokalbahnen zur Biel Tauffelen Ins Bahn in German Zurich Verlag Ernst B Leutwiler ISBN 3 906681 11 4 Stamm Rene Jeanmaire Claude 1975 Oberaargauer Schmalspurbahnen in German Villigen Verlag Eisenbahn ISBN 3 85649 023 X Wagli Hans G Jacobi Sebastien 2010 Schienennetz Schweiz Bahnprofil Schweiz CH Swiss rail network in German 3rd ed Zurich AS Verlag ISBN 978 3 909111 74 9 Ziegler Albert 1977 Bieler Strassenbahnen Tramways of Biel Switzerland Stadtische Strassenbahn Biel Stadtische Verkehrsbetriebe Biel Biel Meinisberg Bahn Biel Tauffelen Ins Bahn in German Villingen Gut Vorhard Verlag Eisenbahn ISBN 3 85649 027 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biel Tauffelen Ins railway line amp oldid 1182223651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
