Basel Connecting Line

The Basel junction line is a railway line in the Swiss city of Basel and connects the German railway station on the right bank of the Rhine to the SBB train station on the left bank. It lies entirely on Swiss territory.

Most of the German long-distance trains on the Rhine Valley Railway run beyond it to Basel SBB and thus use the connection path. Many regional express trains of Deutsche Bahn of Freiburg im Breisgau and S-Bahn SBB GmbH of cell in the meadow valley drive over the connecting train to Basel SBB. Because of the state contract system under these arrangements apply to the connection path, the Swiss tariff system, but also the German Baden -Württemberg- Ticket will be accepted.

History

The railway line was established by Article 4 of the International Treaty of 15 October 1869 concerning the construction and operation of the Gotthard Railway. The connecting track was licensed by the Swiss Confederation on March 14, 1870. On November 3, 1873, the railway was opened with the heart, the one-lane bridge over the Rhine, whose pillars had been built but already with a view to a possible broadening of double track. As a result of an agreement between the then Swiss Central Railway and the Baden State Railways formed the connecting track communal enterprises of both. The construction funds was applied exclusively by the Central Railway, and as its legal successor are now the Swiss Federal Railways owners of the web. Since the railway reform the route is operated by the SBB infrastructure side alone. Furthermore, at SBB, DB and many more companies in the network access. The property line is at 3,461 kilometers, at the northern end of the bridge over the Rhine.

Technology

The Basel Verbindungsbahn including stations Baden Basel Bahnhof Basel SBB and Basel marshalling yard is equipped so that they can be driven by German and Swiss locomotives without special technical equipment. The signals are equipped with German ( Point-type train control ) and Swiss ( Integra - Signum ) command. The path is navigable in the way working; different than usual in the SBB network common is moved to the right rule to prevent a track change in the German railway station. The top line can be driven with Swiss pantographs ( maximum lateral deviation of 200 mm), the clearance profile can also be wide pantograph to. The separation point between the catenary systems located on the property line. The adjustment range of the interlocking Basel Bad Bf ranges up to and including the branching routes to Basel SBB and Basel yard.