Line 10 (BLT)

Line 10 at Flüh (Bättwil, Canton of Solothurn)

BLT's tram line 10 is the third longest tramway line in Europe (it held the record for the longest for many years) at 25.6 km in length. The line in the region of Basel, Switzerland, is operated by Baselland Transport (BLT).

The line opened in 1902 when it terminated at Aeschenplatz in Basel as part of the Birseckbahn (BEB). It was extended to Rodersdorf when BLT took control of the former Birsigtalbahn (BTB) 17 line from Rodersdorf (Canton of Solothurn) to Heuwaage in 1986. In 2001, both the 10 and 11 lines were redirected via Basel SBB, when BLT completed an extension from Münchensteinerstrasse to Basel SBB.

The line 10 is Basel's only direct tram line between the train station SBB and the main entrance to the Zoo Basel. It also has the almost-unique distinction of crossing an international border, as it passes through French territory for two miles and calls at the commune of Leymen in Alsace. There are just two other known international tram lines: Saarbrücken's Saarbahn from Germany to France (Sarreguemines), and Basel's line 8 from Switzerland to Germany (Weil am Rhein).

On Wednesday 2 November 2011 at 23.35 on the way to Dornach the tram derailed and crashed into a house at Tramstrasse after the Münchenstein Dorf stop injuring six and causing damages of over CHF 100,000 Swiss Francs

Stops

BLT Line 10
Approximate travel time (in minutes) 03 Rodersdorf Solothurn, Switzerland Haut-Rhin, France 06 Leymen Haut-Rhin, France Solothurn, Switzerland 07 Flüh 09 Bättwil 10 Witterswil 13 Sonnenrain Solothurn Basel-Landschaft 15 Ettingen 16 Känelmatt 18 Therwil 20 Hüslimatt Hüslimatt Depot 22 Oberwil 23 Stallen 24 Bottmingen 25 Batteriestrasse 27 Bottmingermühle 28 Binningen 29 Binningen Oberdorf 31 Dorenbach Basel-Landschaft Basel-Stadt  2  32 Zoo  1   8   6   16  Heuwaage viaduct 34 Heuwaage 36 Theater  11   3   6   8   14   16   2  37 Bankverein  3   14  39 Aeschenplatz 41 Basel SBB station  8  Denkmal 43 Peter Merian Grosspeterstrasse Swiss Federal Railways  15   16  44 Münchensteinerstrasse Dreispitz Depot 45 M Parc 47 Dreispitz Basel-Stadt Basel-Landschaft Ruchfeld Depot (BLT)  11  49 Neue Welt/Grün 80 50 Birseckstrasse 51 Zollweiden 52 Hofmatt 53 Elektra Birseck 54 Münchenstein Dorf 56 Brown Boveri 57 Baselstrasse 59 Im Lee 64 Arlesheim Dorf 63 Stollenrain 65 Dornach station Approximate travel time (in minutes)
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Stops (approximate travel time in minutes)

• Rodersdorf (Canton of Solothurn) (3)
• Leymen (Alsace, France) (6)
• Flüh (Bättwil) (7)
• Bättwil (Canton of Solothurn) (9)
• Witterswil (Canton of Solothurn) (10)
• Sonnenrain (13)
• Ettingen (Basel-Country) (15)
• Känelmatt (16)
• Therwil (18)
• Hüslimatt (20)
• Oberwil (22)
• Stallen (23)
• Bottmingen (24)
• Batteriestrasse (25)
• Bottmingermühle (27)
• Binningen (Basel-Country) (28)
• Binningen Oberdorf (29)
• Dorenbach (31)
• Zoo (Zoo Basel) (32)
• Heuwaage (34)
• Theater (36)
• Bankverein (Basel) (37)
• Aeschenplatz (39)
• Bahnhof SBB (Basel SBB) (41)
• Peter Merian (43)
• Münchensteinerstrasse (44)
• MParc (45)
• Dreispitz (47)
• Neue Welt / Grün 80 (49)
• Birseckstrasse (50)
• Zollweiden (51)
• Hofmatt (52)
• Elektra Birseck (53)
• Münchenstein Dorf (54)
• Brown Boveri (56)
• Baselstrasse (57)
• Im Lee (59)
• Arlesheim Dorf (61)
• Stollenrain (63)
• Dornach Bahnhof (Arlesheim) (65)

External links

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