replacing the 1953 stock. In late 2015, the government of Basel-Landschaft canton approved a plan to convert the line from 750 mm gauge to meter gauge in 2023. This will involve new passing loops and extensive reconstruction at Liestal and Waldenburg. The first step was the remodelling of Talhaus station (finished in 2018). Fully automatic operation is also being contemplated. Waldenburgerbahn AG merged into Baselland Transport in 2016. In 2019 BLT ordered ten new light rail vehicles for use on the line after the conversion to metre gauge. The line closed for conversion to on 6 April 2021, and reopened on 11 December 2022. The existing rolling stock was sold to Čierny Hron Railway in Slovakia. In addition to regauging the line, the following improvements will be made: rebuilding the terminus station at closing and in favor of a new station, several new passing tracks Operation The line was originally built to gauge, and is electrified at 1500 V DC. For most of its route, the line takes the form of a single-track roadside electric tramway. There are 11 intermediate stops, and six passing loops. In December 2022 the line was reopened as a metre gauge railway. The journey over the whole line takes around 24 minutes. The line forms part of the Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz (TNW) common fare network, and is numbered 19 in that network's publicity, but this number is not displayed on the vehicles. The line runs a half-hourly service throughout the day, with additional trains during peak hours. Tourist services were formerly operated from spring to autumn by the only operating steam locomotive on the line, 1902-built Number 5 Gédéon Thommen. With the forthcoming conversion of the line to metre gauge, the "Thommen" was retired in September 2018 and is now in a new static display at Talhaus station Rolling stock Rolling stock (until April 2021) The rolling stock built between 1985 and 1993 has been sold for further service on the Čierny Hron Railway in Slovakia. Former rolling stock See also Rail transport in Switzerland History of rail transport in Switzerland References External links Official website Passenger rail transport in Switzerland Railway lines in Switzerland Railway lines opened in 1880 Transport in Basel-Landschaft 750 mm gauge railways in Switzerland 1500 V DC railway electrification Baselland Transport lines