▁from ▁over ▁ 3 ▁hours ▁to ▁ 2 ▁hours . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁a ▁j unction ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁Her g is w il ▁with ▁the ▁Lu z ern – St ans – Eng el berg ▁Railway ▁( L SE ), ▁and ▁from ▁that ▁date ▁trains ▁of ▁the ▁L SE ▁used ▁Br ün ig ▁line ▁tracks ▁to ▁reach ▁Luc erne ▁station . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Federal ▁Council ▁emp ower ed ▁the ▁S BB ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁Br ün ig ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁Zent ral bahn ▁company , ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁L SE , ▁and ▁which ▁now ▁own s ▁both ▁rail ways . ▁The ▁take over ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁new ▁tunnel ▁route ▁was ▁opened ▁between ▁K ri ens ▁Mat ten hof ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁approaches ▁to ▁Luc erne ▁station . ▁The ▁tunnel ▁rep laces ▁a ▁less ▁direct ▁surface ▁alignment , ▁allowing ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁several ▁con g ested ▁level ▁cross ings ▁and ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁double ▁track . ▁A ▁new ▁station , ▁Luc erne ▁All m end / M esse , ▁built ▁within ▁the ▁tunnel , ▁serves ▁the ▁Swiss por ar ena . ▁ ▁Operation ▁ ▁Route ▁▁ ▁The ▁line ▁begins ▁at ▁Luc erne ▁station , ▁one ▁of ▁Switzerland ' s ▁principal ▁railway ▁stations ▁and ▁which ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁standard ▁gauge ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Federal ▁Rail ways