Wabern bei Bern railway station
Wabern bei Bern | |||||||||||||||
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 The station in 2018 before the overhaul, looking to the west from the overbridge | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Köniz Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°55′44″N 7°26′46″E / 46.92889°N 7.44611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gürbetal line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | WBB | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 101 (Libero)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 1'500 per weekday[3] (BLS) | ||||||||||||||
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Wabern bei Bern railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Köniz. It serves, and derives its name from, the village of Wabern bei Bern, in reality a suburb of the city of Bern. The station is on the Gürbetal line and is operated by BLS AG.[4]
Wabern bei Bern station is adjacent to the lower station of the Gurtenbahn, a funicular that provides access to the summit of the Gurten, as well as to the Gurtenbahn stop on Bern tramway route 9.[4]
The station has a two side platforms, flanked on each side by running lines that converge to a single track at the west of the station. The platforms are accessed by a staircases from the overbridge carrying the access road to the Gurtenbahn, and by a subway from the station buildings, which lie on the northern side of the line.
Services
[edit]The following services stop at Wabern bei Bern:[5][6]
- Bern S-Bahn:
- S3: half-hourly service between Biel/Bienne and Belp.
- S31: rush-hour service between Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne and Belp.
Gallery
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The station buildings, seen from the island platform -
The station, looking to the east from the overbridge
References
[edit]- ^ "Liniennetz Bern" (PDF) (in German). libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Köniz, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Biel/Bienne - Lyss - Bern - Belp - Thun (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S3, S31, S4, S44)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Wabern bei Bern" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Wabern bei Bern railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wabern bei Bern railway station – SBB
