Everything new in front of the Olten train station
The Bahnhofplatz in Olten is to be comprehensively renewed by 2028. The project plans include a new bridge for pedestrians and bicycles over the Aare, a new bus station and underground parking spaces.
Olten train station is one of the busiest train hubs in Switzerland. The square in front of it is an important traffic hub and has a high volume of car traffic, buses, pedestrians and bicycles. He is also an important figurehead for the city.
The Bahnhofplatz is showing its age, however – it is becoming less and less able to meet the growing demands. Therefore, the project Neuer Bahnhofplatz Olten nbo provides for a comprehensive reorganization and redesign.
The square and its adjacent streets should meet the various mobility needs of the city and region – with sufficient capacity for traffic, an expanded bus station, a large bicycle station, underground parking and separate areas for taxis, short-term parking and “kiss and ride”. A large roof following the platform will mark the entrance area to the train station and give it a new face.
Continuous terraces on both sides of the station bridge should invite you to linger. A new footbridge is intended to act as a tension band bridge for pedestrians and bicycles, providing direct access from the left bank of the river to the train station and the new bicycle station. With the extension of the Hardegg pedestrian underpass, a new, direct access from the train station to the Aare area will be created.
In 2012, the canton of Solothurn, the city of Olten and SBB Immobilien joined forces to form a builders' association. In 2019 they presented the project to the population as part of a public participation. The tender for the master builder work is to take place in 2024. The phased realization of the new station square with ongoing operations is planned for the period 2025 to 2028.
