Aarau–Suhr railway line

For the current line, see Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland railway line.

The Aarau–Suhr railway line was a standard gauge railway line in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It ran 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) from Aarau to Suhr, providing a connection between the Bözberg and Zofingen–Wettingen lines. The Swiss National Railway (SNB) opened the Aarau–Suhr and Zofingen–Wettingen lines on 6 September 1877.^[2] The line passed to Swiss Federal Railways in 1902. SBB electrified the line from Aarau to Zofingen via Suhr on 15 July 1946.^[3] SBB closed the line 11 December 2004 to permit the re-routing of the narrow gauge Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland railway line off surface streets. The rebuilt line opened on 22 November 2010.^[4]

Aarau–Suhr
Overview
Status	Abandoned
Owner	Swiss Federal Railways
Termini	Aarau Suhr
History
Opened	6 September 1877 (1877-09-06)
Closed	11 December 2004 (2004-12-11)
Technical
Line length	4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route diagram Legend SBB to Olten 71.7 Aarau SBB to Zürich Aarau WSB WSB to Schöftland 70.1 Buchs AG SBB to Wettingen Suhr Ausweiche 67.5 Suhr WSB to Menziken SBB to Zofingen [1] This diagram: view talk edit

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1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 19.
3. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 71.
4. Widmer, Toni (16 November 2010). "Suhr/Buchs - Wynental- und Suhrentalbahn ist endlich weg von der Strasse". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

References

• Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.