Lucerne S-Bahn
The S-Bahn Luzern was opened in the first phase on 12 December 2004 and is part of the project S -Bahn central Switzerland, which also includes the light rail train belongs.
Since Lucerne has a head station, but - unlike, say, in the Zurich area - no major investments were made in infrastructure, there is the S -Bahn from Lucerne renamed regional trains. Accordingly, there is no diameter lines. The standard gauge access ( built in 1897 ) to Lucerne Train Station is very busy, which makes it impossible to set up inner-city stops on this section. Outside this bottle neck some new stations were opened. The focus of investment is put in the next few years on the double-track extension of the meter-gauge access to Lucerne Train Station.
- 3.1 resuming passenger Sursee - Kulmerau
- 3.2 Planned or proposed stops
Lines
There are nine lines:
- S 1: Lucerne - Red Cross - train - Baar ( S1 at the same time the light rail train )
- S 3: Lucerne - Arth -Goldau - Fountain
- S 31: Arth -Goldau - Rothenthurm - Biberbrugg
- S 32: Arth -Goldau - Red Cross operates as a continuation of the S 31} only during peak periods.
- S 5: Lucerne - Sarnen - Giswil
- S 6: Lucerne - Wolhusen - Willisau - Huttwil - Langenthal and Langnau im Emmental Roll Material: BLS GTW 2/8
- S 61: Luzern- Malters - Schachen LU runs only during peak periods.
- S 7: Wolhusen - Willisau ( - Huttwil - Langenthal )
- S 9: Lucerne - High Village - Lenzburg ( Seetalbahn )
- S 18: Lucerne - Emmen Bridge - Sempach - Sursee ( every half hour ). From Lucerne further than S 1: to Baar. On this line Flirts are used exclusively.
The lines S 4 and S 5 are narrow gauge (1000 mm) and operated by the Central Railway, the remaining lines are standard gauge ( 1435 mm). The S 31 and S 32 are operated by the South Eastern Railway; S 6, S 61 and S 7 of the BLS, the rest of the SBB.
The number range is shared with the light rail train - the S2 line runs only between Arth -Goldau and Erstfeld in the S -Bahn Luzern.
Remarkable
- In a first draft of the line network by 2002 it was planned to have the S 3 running from Lucerne via Arth -Goldau to Rothenthurm. The route would be mobile in less than an hour.
- Since the introduction of the S -Bahn Luzern 2004, the following stations were built: Book Rain, Längenbold ( in December 2007 in " Root D4 " renamed), Kriens Mattenhof, Meggen center, Lucerne Transport Museum, Emmen bridge Gersag, Baldegg monastery, high village of Schönau and Wolhusen Weid. Then there are the stops on the light rail train between Red Cross and Baar.
Wing concept Emmental / Lucerne hinterland
Since 12 December 2010, the S 6 is operated by the wing system. From Lucerne operate 2 trains coupled together to Wolhusen. In Wolhusen they are separated. The one Zugsteil goes to Langnau in Emmental and the other to Huttwil and Langenthal. On the way back both trains are recombined in Wolhusen and drive together to Lucerne on. The line is operated since that time by the BLS AG alone, until then the SBB was involved and there were SBB and BLS NPZ NPZ used. Now is the BLS unit trains with automatic clutches to allow the rapid separation and domes of the trains in Wolhusen. First, these are the 2/8 be Stadler GTW rail, according to their planned sale to the SBB Niñas will be used.
Lowering of Central Railway
It was decided to move the route of the lines S 4 and S 5 between the Luzern train station and Kriens Mattenhof under the ground. The construction work was started in December 2008. The underground route consists of two tunnels, the mining techniques Hubelmatttunnel broken and the resulting cover method Allmendfeld tunnel. In Allmendfeld tunnel and the underground station Lucerne Allmendfeld was built, making the sports and exhibition facilities are accessible from Lucerne. The new line was put into operation on November 12, 2012, the station was served Allmendfeld the timetable change on 9 December 2012 for the first time. Because adjustments to the railway tracks in the train station entrance Lucerne keep the S -Bahn trains of the S 4 only in the direction Dallenwil and the traits of the S 5 only in the direction of Lucerne. From the timetable change in December 2013, both lines are to the bus stop each serve half hour in both directions. Due to the displacement of a clock every 15 minutes between Lucerne and Hergiswil is made .
Further plans and ideas
Resumption passenger Sursee - Kulmerau
It was published a study on the resumption of the 1971 set transport of persons Sursee - Kulmerau train ( ST). The track is still obtained, it is used by SBB Cargo and nostalgic steam train rides. Construction activities would be required only within the station Sursee. Provided would be either an hourly extension of the S18 Lucerne - Sursee, or the hairpin of 43 minutes waiting in Sursee composition of S8 from Olten, after Kulmerau; Moreover, the establishment of a S -Bahn station Sursee industry. A prerequisite would be a significant investment in the ST, in particular their electrification. The affected communities have a majority opposed such a rail.
Planned or proposed stops
- Fountain web Studen S 3
- Ruopigen S 6
- Saddle Krone S 31
- Stan West S 4
- Sarnen industry S 5
- Kreuzstutz S 6
- Emmenbrücke Benziwil S 18
- Lucerne Steghof S 4 S 5
Operator
- BLS AG
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB )
- Swiss Südostbahn (SOB )
- Zentralbahn