
The Mittellandlinie ("Midland line") is a railway route in Switzerland. It runs from
Olten
Olten (; High Alemannic: ''Oute'') is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.
Olten grew into a town during the Middle Ages at the location of a bridge over the Aare. After a period of de ...
via
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...
and
Fribourg
or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...
to
Lausanne
Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...
.
The
Olten–Bern railway was completed in 1858 and two years later the
Lausanne–Bern railway
The Lausanne–Bern railway is a mainline railway in Switzerland. The first part of the line was opened in 1860 and the original line was completed on 4 September 1862. The line was built by the Swiss Central Railway and the Lausanne–Fri ...
was opened. In addition, the
Mattstetten–Rothrist new line
The Mattstetten–Rothrist new line (''Neubaustrecke Mattstetten-Rothrist'') is Switzerland's first railway to reach speeds above 160 km/h (100 mph) in regular operations, running between Mattstetten and Rothrist. It forms most of the ...
was opened in 2004, which together with the
Born Railway and the
Grauholz line, forms a high-speed line between Olten and Bern.
References
Railway lines in Switzerland
Railway lines opened in 1858
1858 establishments in Switzerland
{{Olten–Lausanne railway line