It was first designed for the Seetalbahn line between Lenzburg and Luzern, and was also used on lines from and to both locations.
Lenzburg |
It was part of the Oberamt or district of Lenzburg, and the court of Reinach.
In 1836 Friedrich Hünerwadel of Lenzburg pointed out to the government of the canton of Aargau—through which the line had to pass—the importance of the route of a railway from Zurich to Basel for Aargau's commerce and industry.