Bern Wankdorf railway station
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| Location | Bern Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°58′4.148″N 7°27′55.674″E / 46.96781889°N 7.46546500°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 549 m (1,801 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 103.0 km (64.0 mi) from Basel SBB[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BNWD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 100 (Libero)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 12'800 per working day[4] (BLS, SBB, SOB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bern Wankdorf railway station (
canton of Bern. It is the first station east of Bern and is an intermediate stop on multiple railway lines.[1]
Layout
Bern Wankdorf is an example of a
Olten–Bern lines.[5]
History
The station was expanded between 2016–2023 as part of the Wylerfeld "unbundling" project (German: Entflechtung Wylerfeld), which created a new flying junction for the Bern–Thun line directly west of the station. Another station platform and track were built to accommodate planned additional service, with room for yet another track on the south side of the station.[6]
Services
The following services stop at Bern Wankdorf:[7]
- Bern S-Bahn:
- S1: half-hourly service between Fribourg/Freiburg and Thun.
- S2: half-hourly service between Laupen BE and Langnau.
- S3: half-hourly service between Belp and Biel/Bienne.
- S31: rush-hour service between Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne and Belp.
- S4: hourly service between Thun and Langnau.
- S44: hourly service between Thun and Solothurn or Sumiswald-Grünen.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Bern Wankdorf" (PDF) (in German). SBB. July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "«Entflechtung Wylerfeld» – Neuer Tunnel entflechtet in Bern den Bahnverkehr". Berner Zeitung (in German). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Bern Wankdorf" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links
Media related to Bern Wankdorf railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Bern Wankdorf railway station – SBB
