Herzstück Basel
Herzstück Basel is a planned underground rail tunnel through the Swiss city of Basel.
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| Type | Commuter rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Basel trinational S-Bahn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Planned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Basel, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator(s) | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 4 km (2.5 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Bahn-"Herzstück" Basel nicht im STEP 2035 - beide Basel unzufrieden". Bluewin.ch (in German). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Ein neues Herz für Basel – mit Ausstrahlung ins Fricktal". Neue Fricktaler Zeitung (in German). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "A quantum step for mobility in the Basel area". railweb.ch. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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