The railway from Strasbourg to Basel is a French and Swiss 141.3-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in 1840–1844.[3] It was the first railway line to serve Switzerland.
The concession for the railway Strasbourg–Basel was granted to the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Strasbourg à Bâle, founded by the Koechlin brothers, in 1838.[4] The first sections that were opened in 1840 led from Benfeld to Colmar, and from Mulhouse to Saint-Louis near the Swiss border. In 1841 Koenigshoffen (near Strasbourg) and Benfeld were connected, and Colmar was connected to Mulhouse. Finally in 1844 the sections between Strasbourg and Koenigshoffen, and between Saint-Louis and the Swiss border were opened.[3] With its southern terminus at Basel St. Johann, it was the first railway line to serve Switzerland.[5] The assets of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Strasbourg à Bâle were bought by the Chemins de fer de l'Est in 1854.[4] On June 15, 1860, the line was extended south to Basel Centralbahnhof (now Basel SBB), its present terminus.[5]
Keeping rightedit
The line was, from the start, planned and opened as a double track route, with trains travelling on the right. It had been intended to switch to running the trains on the left side of the double track once the line had been extended and connected with the main Paris-Strasburg line, but this was not done.[6] After the transfer of Alsace into Germany in 1870, the region's railways were integrated into the German rail network, where travelling on the right-hand track of any double track was already standard procedure, so there was no longer any pressure for railways to switch to the French convention of running trains on the lefthand track. In 1919 and again in 1945 the region reverted to French control, but on the Strasburg-Basel line, as in the rest of Alsace where twin tracks are involved, trains continue to travel on the right.
Referencesedit
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^ abDirection Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.
^ abJoanne, Adolphe (1859). Atlas historique et statistique des chemins de fer français (in French). Paris: L. Hachette. p. 39.
^ abWägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. p. 15. ISBN978-3-909111-74-9.
^De l'exploitation des chemins de fer Page 132 François Prosper Jacqmin 1867
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strasbourg, basel, railway, railway, from, strasbourg, basel, french, swiss, kilometre, long, railway, line, used, passenger, express, regional, suburban, freight, traffic, railway, opened, 1840, 1844, first, railway, line, serve, switzerland, lineoverviewstat. The railway from Strasbourg to Basel is a French and Swiss 141 3 kilometre long railway line It is used for passenger express regional and suburban and freight traffic The railway was opened in 1840 1844 3 It was the first railway line to serve Switzerland Strasbourg Basel railwayMap of the lineOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerSNCFLocaleFrance Alsace SwitzerlandTerminiStrasbourgBaselServiceSystemSNCFOperator s SNCFHistoryOpened1840 1844TechnicalLine length141 3 km 87 8 mi Number of tracksDouble track 1 Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz 2 Route mapLegendLine from Paris EstLine to Lauterbourg502 00 0 Strasbourg Ville 143m Line to Kehl Germany to Strasbourg railroad bypassLine to Saint Diefrom Kehl Germany 7 0 Graffenstaden 141m 8 3 Geispolsheim 145m 11 8 Fegersheim Lipsheim15 3 Limersheim 151m 19 8 Erstein 155m 22 8 Matzenheim 157m 26 7 Benfeld 160m 32 0 Kogenheim 162m 36 4 Ebersheim 167m Line from Saverne43 2Line to Saint Die43 2 Selestat 176m 48 5 St Hippolyte 180m 52 8 Ribeauville 185m 56 1 Ostheim Beblenheim 185m 59 3 Bennwihr 185m 65 7 from Metzeral65 8 Colmar 197m 67 1 to Neuf Brisach and Ensisheim70 0 Eguisheim 174m 72 4 Herrlisheim78 8 Rouffach 206m 84 1 Merxheim 213m 87 3 Raedersheim 229m from Lautenbach90 9 Bollwiller 240m 94 2 Staffelfelden 250m95 3 Wittelsheim 250m 98 8 Richwiller 257m Line from Kruth102 5 Lutterbach 252m to Mulhouse Nord105 1 Mulhouse Dornach 246m Line from Paris Est108 3 Mulhouse VilleLine to Mullheim Germany to Mulhouse Nord113 7 Rixheim 239m 115 2 Habsheim 241m 120 9 Schlierbach 249m 124 9 Sierentz 258m 128 1 Bartenheim 263m 132 4 St Louis la Chaussee135 2 Saint Louis 258m 136 0 to Huningue136 9 Border FR CH137 8 Basel St Johann138 9 Kannenfeld Tunnel 800m 140 3 Schutzenmat Tunnel 285m 142 2 Basel SBBLine to Karlsruheto DelemontLine to Zurich and line to Olten Contents 1 Main stations 2 Line history 3 Keeping right 4 ReferencesMain stations editGare de Strasbourg Gare de Colmar Gare de Mulhouse Basel SNCF and Basel SBB railway stationLine history editThe concession for the railway Strasbourg Basel was granted to the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Strasbourg a Bale founded by the Koechlin brothers in 1838 4 The first sections that were opened in 1840 led from Benfeld to Colmar and from Mulhouse to Saint Louis near the Swiss border In 1841 Koenigshoffen near Strasbourg and Benfeld were connected and Colmar was connected to Mulhouse Finally in 1844 the sections between Strasbourg and Koenigshoffen and between Saint Louis and the Swiss border were opened 3 With its southern terminus at Basel St Johann it was the first railway line to serve Switzerland 5 The assets of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Strasbourg a Bale were bought by the Chemins de fer de l Est in 1854 4 On June 15 1860 the line was extended south to Basel Centralbahnhof now Basel SBB its present terminus 5 Keeping right editThe line was from the start planned and opened as a double track route with trains travelling on the right It had been intended to switch to running the trains on the left side of the double track once the line had been extended and connected with the main Paris Strasburg line but this was not done 6 After the transfer of Alsace into Germany in 1870 the region s railways were integrated into the German rail network where travelling on the right hand track of any double track was already standard procedure so there was no longer any pressure for railways to switch to the French convention of running trains on the lefthand track In 1919 and again in 1945 the region reverted to French control but on the Strasburg Basel line as in the rest of Alsace where twin tracks are involved trains continue to travel on the right References edit RFF Map of all railway lines PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 18 RFF Map of electrified railway lines PDF a b Direction Generale des Ponts et Chaussees et des Chemins de Fer 1869 Statistique centrale des chemins de fer Chemins de fer francais Situation au 31 decembre 1869 in French Paris Ministere des Travaux Publics pp 146 160 a b Joanne Adolphe 1859 Atlas historique et statistique des chemins de fer francais in French Paris L Hachette p 39 a b Wagli Hans G Jacobi Sebastien 2010 Schienennetz Schweiz Bahnprofil Schweiz CH Swiss rail network in German 3rd ed Zurich AS Verlag p 15 ISBN 978 3 909111 74 9 De l exploitation des chemins de fer Page 132 Francois Prosper Jacqmin 1867 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strasbourg Basel railway amp oldid 1067656803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
