Facts & figures

On the railway net through the alp of the Valais

Key figures

Full operational length (including used route sections in junction stations, etc.)

449 km

Steepest gradient
S-Bahn network, near Schwarzenburg


37 ‰

Number of tunnels

71

Longest tunnels
Lötschberg base tunnel
Lötschberg mountain tunnel
Grenchenberg tunnel
Weissenstein tunnel
Mittalgraben tunnel


34.567 km
14.612 km
8.578 km
3.699 km
3.298 km

Number of bridges (longer than 2 m)

402

Number of railway stations and stops
Owned by BLS AG (including Brünnen, under construction)


132

 

Transit freight trains on the Lötschberg axis

Güterverkehr auf der Lötschbergachse

The Lötschberg NRLA does not only offer a quick connection for travellers and freight hauliers, it also transfers trans-Alpine freight transport from the roads onto the rails.
By the end of 2008, about 14,500 freight trains had passed through the base tunnel, 4,887 of them on the “Rolling Motorway”.

» Transport development on the Lötschberg axis

Punctuality in passenger transport

Station clock

Punctuality is an important quality feature in public transport. Here, you can learn more about BLS's punctuality objectives and how they are achieved.

» Punctuality statistics of the last 12 months