Lötschberg railway line

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The Lötschberg railway line is a major Swiss Alpine rail route operated by BLS that connects the Bernese Oberland with the Valais through long tunnels and dramatic mountain scenery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain railway
railway line
baseTunnelLength approximately 34.6 km
baseTunnelOpeningYear 2007
connects Bernese Oberland
Valais
connectsTo Bern–Thun railway line
Simplon railway line
country Switzerland
crosses Alpine main ridge
electrification 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line
endPoint Brig railway station
formsLinkBetween Bern region
linked to: Bernese Mittelland

Valais region
linked to: Valais
gauge standard gauge
hasPart Lötschberg Base Tunnel
linked to: Lötschberg Tunnel

Lötschberg Tunnel (summit tunnel)
linked to: Lötschberg Tunnel

Lötschberg summit line
linked to: Lötschberg Pass
hasService InterCity trains
InterRegio trains
international freight trains
regional trains
inaugurationYear 1913
locatedIn Swiss Alps
canton of Bern
canton of Valais
linked to: Canton of Valais
namedAfter Lötschen Pass region
linked to: Lötschen Pass
notableFor dramatic mountain scenery
long Alpine tunnels
spiral tunnels and loops
openingDate 1913
operator BLS AG
owner BLS AG
partOf BLS network
linked to: BLS AG

north–south trans-Alpine rail corridor
linked to: Gotthard route
passesThrough Frutigen
Goppenstein
Kandersteg
Lötschental region (vicinity)
linked to: Lötschental
primaryUse mixed traffic
railwaySystem Swiss Federal rail network (integrated)
startPoint Spiez railway station
summitTunnelLength approximately 14.6 km
trackConfiguration double track (in parts)
single track (in parts)
usedFor car shuttle trains
freight rail transport
passenger rail transport

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Lötschberg Pass traversedBy Lötschberg railway line
Brig-Glis railConnections Lötschberg railway line
BLS AG owns Lötschberg railway line
BLS AG operates Lötschberg mountain line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
BLS AG hasPredecessor Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
BLS AG formedByMergerOf Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Kandersteg servedByRailway Lötschberg railway line
Bern–Thun railway line connectsTo Lötschberg railway line at Thun
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Reichenbach im Kandertal hasTransport Lötschberg railway line
Lötschberg Tunnel partOf Lötschberg railway line
Lötschberg Tunnel railwayLine BLS Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Kander Valley hasAccessVia Lötschberg railway line
Goppenstein isServedBy Lötschberg railway line
Goppenstein partOfRailNetwork BLS Lötschberg axis
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Goppenstein isOnRoute Lötschberg route
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Brig railway station isJunctionOf Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Spiez railwayJunctionFor Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Spiez railway station connectsTo Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Spiez railway station locatedOnRailwayLine Lötschberg railway line
Spiez railway station isRailJunctionFor Interlaken–Lötschberg route
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Thun railway station railwayLine Lötschberg railway line (via Spiez)
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Kandersteg railway station railwayLine Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Kandersteg railway station locatedOn BLS Lötschberg mountain line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Kandersteg railway station hasScenicRoute Lötschberg mountain route
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Frutigen railway station railwayLine Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Gampel railwayLine Lötschberg line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Brig railwayLine Lötschberg line
subject linked to: Brig, Valais, Switzerland
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Thun–Spiez railway line formsJunctionWith Lötschberg railway line
Upper Valais contains Lotschberg railway line
linked to: Lötschberg railway line
Solothurn–Moutier line laterOperator Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway
linked to: Lötschberg railway line