Biel–Täuffelen–Ins railway line
railway line
The Biel–Täuffelen–Ins railway line is a railway line in Switzerland that runs from Biel/Bienne to Ins along the east side of the Lake Biel. The line is owned and operated by Aare Seeland mobil (ASm).
History
The line was originally built by Seeländische Lokalbahnen (SLB), which was founded in 1912 with its headquarters in Täuffelen. The first section of the line from Nidau to Siselen was opened on 4 December 1916 and the section from Siselen to Ins followed on 19 March 1917. Since the line ends in Ins next to the standard-gauge line of the Bern–Neuchâtel railway (BN), a transporter wagon yard was opened at the same time for the carriage of standard gauge freight cars on the metre-gauge line. The line was electrified at 1200 V DC from construction.
The last section between Nidau and the Biel/Bienne station forecourt (Bahnhofplatz) followed on 21 August 1926. A transporter wagon system was opened here, too; wagon could be delivered to any point on the whole line.
The Biel–Täuffelen–Ins line remained the only line of the Seeländische Lokalbahnen.
The Seeländische Lokalbahnen was renamed the Biel-Täuffelen-Ins Railway (German: Biel-Täuffelen-Ins-Bahn, BTI) as of 1 September 1945.
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