SG Open Railroad Car - Gelterkinden, BL, Switzerland
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N 47° 27.939 E 007° 51.067
32T E 413417 N 5257551
This static train car and a small piece of rails are the last remains of the Sissach-Gelterkinden-Bahn that was in use from 1891-1916.
Waymark Code: WMFPEJ
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 11/13/2012
Views: 6
Sissach-Gelterkinden-Bahn (SG) was a narrow gauge railway line that connected Gelterkinden with the national rail system in Sissach. It opened in 1891 and was the second electrified line in Switzerland. In 1912 the Hauenstein base line opened and Gelterkinden was directly connected to the main transit lines. As a consequence the small SG could not break even any more and was completely abandoned in 1916.
For many decades the only remaining traces of this line was the abutment of a bridge in Gelterkinden. In 2009 this part and an original freight car were restored. The car is located on this abutment at the bank of the river Ergolz in a small forest near the current railway station of Gelterkinden.
Type of train car: open freight car
Location: Small roadside park/forest
Price (In local currency): 0
Interaction allowed: no
Visiting hours: Not listed
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