Waldenburg railway resumes service on metre gauge
- Location
- Canton of Basel-Landschaft (Liestal–Waldenburg) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Project
- Regauging of the Waldenburg railway to metre gauge (Waldenburg–Liestal)
- Investment
- approx. CHF 374 million total (infrastructure approx. CHF 320m, rolling stock approx. CHF 54m)
- Status
- Completed / In service
The 13.03 km Waldenburg railway between Liestal and Waldenburg (canton of Basel-Landschaft) was converted from its former 750 mm gauge to metre gauge between April 2021 and December 2022. The track, stations and terminal stations were completely rebuilt and ten new Stadler Rail Tramlink low-floor vehicles were procured, at a cost of about CHF 320 million for infrastructure and CHF 54 million for rolling stock. Metre-gauge operation resumed on 11 December 2022.
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