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Olten

Olten (ôlˈtən) [key], town (1990 pop. 17,805), Solothurn canton, N Switzerland, on the Aare River. It is an important rail center and has manufactures of machinery, motor vehicles, textiles, and shoes.

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ISO 13485:2003 certification has been given to the United Kingdom service center of Ionbond AG Olten, a Swiss developer of high performance coating technology.(ISO Certifications) (Medical Product Outsourcing)

The regional S-Bahn project is being delayed by two years, with Line S3 to Olten and Pruntrut now scheduled to open at the end of 2006, followed by Line S1 to Fricktal in 2008.(Basle) (International Railway Journal)

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the canton of Baselland have decided in favour of constructing a long tunnel at Wisenberg to bypass Liestal for the high-speed link between Basle and Olten. (World in Brief: Switzerland). (International Railway Journal)

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Rail 2000 project brings steady improvements: More benefits of the SFr 5.9 billion ($US 3.6 billion) rail 2000 programme came on stream with the start of the 2001 summer timetable. The next batch of improvements will be evident in 2004. (Switzerland). (International Railway Journal)

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