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 working day[3] (BLS) | |||||||||||||
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  Wabern bei Bern Location within Switzerland  Wabern bei Bern Wabern bei Bern (Canton of Bern) | ||||||||||||||
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 single island platform, flanked on each side by running lines that converge to a single track at each end of the station. The platform is accessed by a staircase 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[edit]
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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" (PDF) (in German). 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[edit]
Media related to Wabern bei Bern railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wabern bei Bern railway station – SBB
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