Weissenstein Tunnel

Weissenstein Tunnel
South portal of the Weissenstein Tunnel at the Oberdorf SO station
Overview
LineSolothurn–Moutier line
LocationCanton of Solothurn
Coordinates
SystemBLS AG
CrossesJura Mountains
Operation
Work begunDecember 1903
Opened1 August 1908
OwnerSolothurn-Münster-Bahn
Technical
Length3,701 m (12,142 ft)
No. of tracks1
Highest elevation722 m
Lowest elevation659 m
Grade18 ‰

The Weissenstein Tunnel is a 3,701 metres (12,142 ft) long, single-track railway tunnel on the Solothurn–Moutier railway line, built by the former Solothurn-Münster-Bahn. It passes under the 1,395-meter-high Weissenstein as a Jura crossing.