Jura Foot Line

Jura Foot Line
ICN running near Twann. This single track section will by-passed by the new, double track Ligerz Tunnel
Overview
Termini	Olten Geneva
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV/162⁄3 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend km elev from Basel from Aarau 39.2 Olten 396 m to Bern, to Luzern Aare bridge, Olten Hammer (135 m) 40.6 Olten Hammer 403 m 43.0 Wangen bei Olten 417 m 45.3 Hägendorf 427 m 49.1 Egerkingen 435 m 51.4 Oberbuchsiten 442 m OeBB from Balsthal–Klus 56.6 Oensingen 462 m 58.8 Niederbipp 468 m asm to Langenthal Aare bridge, Wangen (96 m) 64.3 Wangen an der Aare 422 m 67.6 Deitingen 429 m 70.3 Luterbach-Attisholz 429 m to Olten by HSL narrow gauge line from Bern 73.8 Solothurn 431 m asm Niederbipp–Solothurn   closed line to Lyss / to Burgdorf Aare bridge at Solothurn (104 m) 74.7 Solothurn West 432 m to Moutier (BLS) 75.7 Solothurn Allmend 443 m 76.7 Bellach 443 m 77.6 Bellach 429 m 80.6 Selzach 438 m 82.8 Bettlach 440 m 85.3 Grenchen Süd 440 m Mösli viaduct (285 m) 88.0 Jura line from Basel 88.0 Lengnau 439 m 90.2 Pieterlen 435 m 94.0 Biel/Bienne Bözingenfeld/​Champ 444 m 95.8 Biel Mett 443 m 98.0 to Bern narrow gauge line to Ins 99.4 104.5 Biel/Bienne 437 m to La Chaux-de-Fonds Vingelz tunnel (2432 m) 99.8 Tüscherz 434 m 96.0 Twann 433 m 94.0 Ligerz funicular to Prêles 434 m 90.0 La Neuveville 433 m 87.7 Le Landeron 437 m 85.5 Cressier NE 436 m 83.6 Cornaux NE 435 m St-Blaise tunnel (155 m) 85.5 St-Blaise CFF 464 m from Bern (BLS) 75.3 Neuchâtel 479 m 73.6 to La Chaux-de-Fonds Route-de-France tunnel (58 m) 72.3 Neuchâtel-Serrières 437 m 70.3 Auvernier 492 m to Pontarlier 67.6 Colombier NE 490 m 66.3 Boudry 491 m 62.3 Bevaix 489 m 58.1 Gorgier-St-Aubin 451 m beginning of rebuilt line St-Aubin-Sauges tunnel (2252 m) 54.8 Vaumarcus 447 m La Raisse tunnel (1245 m) Fin-de-Lance tunnel (286 m) 50.7 Concise 430 m Concise tunnel (365 m) end of rebuilt line 47.5 Onnens-Bonvillars 435 m 42.7 Grandson 437 m Yverdon William Barbey narrow gauge line to Ste-Croix Thièle bridge, Yverdon (79 m) 39.1 Yverdon-les-Bains 434 m to Payerne 32.7 Ependes VD 440 m 29.6 Essert-Pittet 438 m 27.4 Chavornay 447 m from Orbe 24.9 Bavois 442 m Nord-de-Mormont tunnel (182 m) Sud-de-Mormont tunnel (302 m) 21.4 Eclépens 455 m 20.2 industrial siding from Vallorbe 19.3 Daillens 445 m 19.0 Swiss Post logistics centre 14.4 Cossonay-Penthalaz funicular to Cossonay-Ville 428 m 11.0 Vufflens-la-Ville 406 m 10.0 industrial siding 6.9 14.9 Bussigny 407 m Poimbœuf bridge ( right: 64 m left: 71 m ) Poudrière III bridge (216 m) Larges-Pièces bridge (106 m) 13.2 7.3 Lécheires yard 4.5 Renens VD 416 m 0.0 Lausanne 447 m to Geneva to Bern to Brig   Source: Swiss railway atlas[1] This diagram: view talk edit

The Jura Foot Line (French: ligne du Pied-du-Jura, German: Jurafusslinie) or Jura South Foot Line, is a railway line in Switzerland. It runs from Olten along the foot of the southern Jura range through Solothurn, Grenchen, Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel, Yverdon-les-Bains and Morges to Lausanne. It is one of two routes used by intercity trains between Geneva and Zürich. The other is the Midland line (German: Mittellandlinie) which connects Olten via Langenthal, Burgdorf, Bern, Fribourg, Lausanne to Morges. The line was built by five railway companies, which after several mergers were absorbed into the Swiss Federal Railways in 1903.

The line is electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC and is two track almost throughout. The sole remaining single section, south of Twann station and north of Neuveville, is the location of the new Ligerz Tunnel. This is due to open at the end of 2026 and will complete the double-tracking of the line.

The southern part of the line forms part of the Lausanne–Geneva railway.