Olten–Lucerne railway

Olten–Lucerne
Olten–Lucerne
	Lucerne station
Overview
Termini	Olten; Lucerne;
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Sursee–Treinegen railway
	(goods only)
	Former route of
	Seetal railway line
	Source: Swiss railway atlas
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The Olten–Lucerne railway line is one of the major railway lines of Switzerland, running between Olten and Lucerne. It was built by the Schweizerische Centralbahn and opened to Lucerne in 1856. The Schweizerische Centralbahn was taken over by the Swiss Federal Railways in 1902. The line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz and has two tracks.

Passenger services consist of a mixture of intercity, inter-regional and regional express services between Basel and Lucerne, some to or from Chiasso. There are also half-hour S-Bahn services between Lucern and Sursee (S18) and hourly services between Sursee and Olten (S22).^[2]

Notes

^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 10–11, 21–22, 63. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ "Time table". Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 30 May 2009.