General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland Moutier, Berne, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 47° 16' 32.67" N 7° 22' 18.67" E |
| Coordinates: | 47° 12' 0.60" N 7° 23' 45.63" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| tunnel length | 8 578 m | |
| number of tracks | 1 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Swiss Franc 25 718 735.19 |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Grenchenberg tunnel, Mont-de-Granges tunnel or Grenchenbergtunnel is a railway tunnel built between 1911 and 1915 connecting the town of Grenchen (SO) to Moutier (currently still in the Bernese Jura).
This rail link is of considerable importance since it is a passage from the Swiss plateau to the geographical Jura and Basel (Rhine town representing one of the strategic centers of the cross-border alliance "RegioTriRhena").
RBDe 560 (Domino)entering the Tunnel at Grenchen
France having lost Alsace in 1871, international trains connecting France to Switzerland and Italy then took the Belfort-Berne axis, passing through Porrentruy, Delémont and Moutier. This tunnel should make it easier for them to reach the Swiss plateau. The French government contributed 10 million Swiss francs at the total cost of 26 million Swiss francs.
From 2003 to 2008, the tunnel was refurbished.
Characteristics
- Tunnel length: 8,578 meters
- Length of the Moutier-Lengnau line: 13 km
- Owner of the Moutier-Lengnau line: BLS
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Grenchenberg tunnel" and modified on 21 February 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Der Durchschlag des Grenchenbergtunnels. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 64, n. 21 (21 November 1914).
- (1913): Quellen und Klüfte im Grenchenberg-Tunnel. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 62, n. 20 (15 November 1913).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20042093 - Published on:
01/01/2009 - Last updated on:
29/03/2023
