Olten railway station
Railway station in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olten railway station (German: Bahnhof Olten) is a major hub railway station in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, at the junction of lines to Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne and Biel.[1] As a result, Olten is a railway town and was also the site of the main workshop of the Swiss Central Railway (German: Schweizerische Centralbahn), which became a major workshop for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). It is the southern terminus of the Basel Regional S-Bahn S3 and S9 lines, the northern terminus of the Lucerne S-Bahn S8 line, and the western terminus of the Aargau S-Bahn S26 line.
Olten | |||||
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Central pass-through railway station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Bahnhofstrasse 22 Olten Switzerland | ||||
Coordinates | 47°21′6.948″N 7°54′27.659″E | ||||
Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||
Line(s) | |||||
Distance | 39.2 km (24.4 mi) from Basel SBB[1] | ||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||
Tracks | 10 | ||||
Train operators | |||||
Connections | BOGG and PostAuto buses[2] | ||||
Other information | |||||
Fare zone | 520 (Tarifverbund A-Welle)[3] | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 9 June 1856 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2023 | 80,900 per weekday[4] (SBB) | ||||
Rank | 9 out 1'159 | ||||
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Although Olten only has 18,000 inhabitants, the station is used each day by about 80,000 passengers and is one of the 10 busiest in Switzerland, busier than even Geneva. It serves 1,100 trains a day, making it one of the busiest in Switzerland.[5]
As a major railway junction, Olten serves numerous through trains. In addition, a number of local services originate at Olten:[6]
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