Solothurn railway station

Railway station in Solothurn, Switzerland

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Distance73.6–80.3 kilometres (45.7–49.9 mi) from Basel SBB^[1]Platforms

2 side platforms
3 island platforms

Tracks8Train operators

Aare Seeland mobil (asm)
BLS AG
Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS)
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

Connections

Autobusbetrieb RBS bus line
PostAuto AG bus line
Busbetrieb Solothurn und Umgebung [de] buses

^[2]ConstructionParking193Bicycle facilities511Other informationStation code8500207 (SO)Fare zone200 (Libero)^[3]HistoryOpened4 December 1876 (1876-12-04)Previous namesNeu-Solothurn, Solothurn-HauptbahnhofPassengers202215'100 per weekday^[4] (BLS, SBB (excluding ASM and RBS)) Services

Preceding station	Swiss Federal Railways		Following station
Grenchen Süd towards Lausanne		IC 5	Oensingen towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Biel/Bienne towards Geneva Airport		IC 5	Olten towards Rorschach
Solothurn West towards Biel/Bienne or Oberdorf SO		S20	Luterbach-Attisholz towards Olten
Solothurn West towards Moutier		S21	Terminus
Preceding station	Bern S-Bahn		Following station
Biberist Ost towards Thun		S41	Terminus
Biberist Ost towards Thun		S44
Biberist Ost towards Ostermundigen		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 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]

Layout

Solothurn serves four operators from three different areas. The main part of the station has one side and two island platforms, serving tracks 1–3 and 5–6. These are used by BLS and Swiss Federal Railways trains. On the south side of the station, another island platform serves tracks 9–10, used by Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS). Finally, the narrow-gauge trains of Aare Seeland mobil (asm) stop on Luzernstrasse, on the north side of the station. This is designated track 21.^[5]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Solothurn:^[6]

InterCity:
- hourly service between Lausanne and Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
- hourly service between Geneva Airport and Rorschach.
RegioExpress: service every fifteen minutes on weekdays to Bern or half-hourly service on weekends.
Bern S-Bahn:
- S41/S44: half-hourly service to Thun.
- S46: morning rush-hour service on weekdays to Ostermundigen.
Regio:
- half-hourly service to Langenthal.
S20: half-hourly service to Olten and to Biel/Bienne; limited service to Langendorf, Lommiswil or Oberdorf SO.
S21: hourly service to Oberdorf SO.

References

^ ^a ^b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 9. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ "Liniennetz Solothurn und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Solothurn, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
^ "Solothurn" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Solothurn" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.