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Bern-Lucerne Railway

Defunct Swiss railway company

The Bern-Lucerne Railway (Bern-Luzern-Bahn, BLB) was a railway company in Switzerland, which opened the Langnau–Lucerne line, now part of the Bern–Lucerne railway, on 1 August 1875. It was taken over by the Jura–Simplon Railways (Chemins de Fer Jura–Simplon, JS) on 1 January 1890.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

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The Bern-Lucerne Railway (Bern-Luzern-Bahn, BLB) was a railway company in Switzerland, which opened the Langnau–Lucerne line, now part of the Bern–Lucerne railway, on 1 August 1875. It was taken over by the Jura–Simplon Railways (Chemins de Fer Jura–Simplon, JS) on 1 January 1890.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Jura–Bern–Lucerne Railway1

Sources

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