Herzstück Basel

Herzstück Basel is a planned underground rail tunnel through the Swiss city of Basel.

Herzstück Basel
Overview
StatusPlanned
LocaleBasel, Switzerland
Stations2
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemBasel trinational S-Bahn
Operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways
Technical
Line length4 km (2.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map
to Basel SBB & Mulhouse
tunnel portal at Schützenmatte
Basel Mitte
Rhine river
Basel-Klybeck
tunnel portal
to Basel Badischer and Freiburg

Background

Planned since the 1980s, Herzstück Basel would provide a more direct connection between Basel Badische Bahnhof and Basel SBB via two new underground stations, "Basel Mitte" and "Basel Klybeck".[1] Currently, trains between the two stations take a meandering route through the city. In 2019, the cost of the project was estimated to be 3.2 billion Swiss francs.[2] The cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft have provided 30 million Swiss francs to fund a study into the proposal.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Bahn-"Herzstück" Basel nicht im STEP 2035 - beide Basel unzufrieden". Bluewin.ch (in German). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Ein neues Herz für Basel – mit Ausstrahlung ins Fricktal". Neue Fricktaler Zeitung (in German). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. "A quantum step for mobility in the Basel area". railweb.ch. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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