Thun ship canal
| Thun Ship Canal | |
|---|---|
 The quay at Thun railway station | |
| Specifications | |
| Locks | none |
| Status | Navigable |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1925 |
TheThun ship canal(German:Thuner Schiffskanal) is a 500-metre (1,600 ft) longcanalin theSwisscanton of Bern.Together with a navigable reach of theAareof similar length, it connectsLake Thunwith aquayin the town ofThunadjacent toThun railway station.[1]
The canal allows shipping services on the lake to serve the town and connect with railway services. It is still in regular use by the Lake Thun passenger ships of theBLS AG.[2]
History
[edit]Shipping services onLake Thundate back to at least 1834, when the firststeamshipwas introduced to connect the towns of Thun andInterlaken,at each end of the lake. Originally steamers docked atScherzligen,and in 1861 theBern–Thun railway linewas extended to a terminal there.[2]
In 1923, the station at Scherzligen was merged with that at Thun to create a new central station. Two years later, in 1925, the ship canal was constructed in order to retain the connection between trains and ships.[2]
References
[edit]- ^map.geo.admin.ch(Map). Swiss Confederation.Retrieved2012-12-30.
- ^abc"History of navigation on Lakes Thun and Brienz".BLS AG.Retrieved2012-12-13.
External links
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Media related toThun ship canalat Wikimedia Commons- Shipping pagesfromBLS AG web site
