Solothurn railway station

Solothurn
Two-story station building with multiple rooflines
The station building in 2012
General information
LocationDornacherstrasse 50
Solothurn
Switzerland
Coordinates47°12′15.1″N 7°32′33.7″E / 47.204194°N 7.542694°E / 47.204194; 7.542694
Elevation432 m (1,417 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance73.6–80.3 kilometres (45.7–49.9 mi) from Basel SBB[1]
Platforms
Tracks8
Train operators
Connections [2]
Construction
Parking193
Bicycle facilities511
Other information
Station code8500207 (SO)
Fare zone200 (Libero)[3]
History
Opened4 December 1876 (1876-12-04)
Previous namesNeu-Solothurn, Solothurn-Hauptbahnhof
Passengers
202215'100 per weekday[4] (BLS, SBB (excluding ASM and RBS))
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Grenchen Süd
towards Lausanne
IC 5
Oensingen
Biel/Bienne Olten
towards Rorschach
Solothurn West S20 Luterbach-Attisholz
towards Olten
Solothurn West
towards Moutier
S21 Terminus
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Biberist Ost
towards Thun
S41 Terminus
S44
Gerlafingen S46
Rush-hour service
Preceding station Aare Seeland mobil Following station
Solothurn Baseltor
towards Langenthal
Regio Terminus
Preceding station Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn Following station
Biberist RBS
towards Bern
RE5 Terminus
Location
Solothurn is located in Switzerland
Solothurn
Solothurn
Location within Switzerland

Solothurn railway station (Alemannic German: Bahnhof Solothurn) serves the municipality of Solothurn, the capital city of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Solothurn is a major railway junction and is served by six railway lines.[1]

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 9. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Solothurn und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Solothurn, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.