S1 (Bern S-Bahn)

The S1 is a railway service of the Bern S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Fribourg and Thun via Bern. BLS AG, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of Bern, operates the service. The S1 is the oldest of the Bern S-Bahn routes, tracing its roots back to 1987.

S1
Silver double-decker train surrounded by fields
BLS RABe 515 near Allmendingen bei Bern in 2017
Overview
First service28 May 1995 (1995-05-28)
Current operator(s)BLS AG
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiFribourg
Thun
Stops20
Distance travelled63 km (39 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 4 minutes
Service frequencyEvery 30 minutes
Line(s) used
Technical
Rolling stockBLS RABe 515

Operations

The S1 operates every half hour between Fribourg and Thun via Bern. In Fribourg, the S1 makes a connection with the IC 1 or IR 15 for Lausanne. In Thun, the S1 makes a connection with the IC 6 or IC 8 for Spiez and Brig. The S1 is joined between Flamatt and Gümligen by the S2, for a total of four trains per hour between those stops. The S2 makes local stops between Thörishaus Dorf and Niederwangen, which the S1 skips.[1] As of 2022, most services are operated by BLS RABe 515 multiple units.[2]

History
Main article: Bern S-Bahn § History

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) had run trains on a half-hourly schedule over the Lausanne–Bern and Bern–Thun railway lines since 1987. Trains ran between Thun and Flamatt every 30 minutes, continuing to either Laupen BE or Fribourg.[3] The service gained the designation "S1" on 28 May 1995 when the S2 began operating.[4]

The S1 has continued relatively unchanged since then. The Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon-Bahn (BLS) assumed operation from the SBB in December 2004, and the S11 began running as a rush-hour supplement between Bern and Fribourg.[5] Beginning in December 2008, the S11 was eliminated, and the S1 ceased serving Laupen BE: all trains continued to Fribourg on a half-hourly schedule. The re-routed S2 took over service between Flamatt and Laupen BE.[6]

References
  1. "Fribourg/Freiburg - Bern - Thun (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S1, S2)" (PDF) (in German). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. BLS (15 September 2016). "Charter trains: RABe 515 double-decker train "MUTZ" - charter & fleet". BLS. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. "Berner S-Bahn fährt ab 1995 auf zwei Linien". Der Bund (in German). 14 July 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. "Neue S-Bahn-Linie Langnau-Schwarzenburg". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). 22 May 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. "Angebotskonzept Des Kantons Bern Für Den Öffentlichen Orts - Und Regionalverkehr 2005 - 2008" (PDF) (in German). December 2004. pp. 21, 70.
  6. "Der Fahrplan 2009" (PDF) (in German). 10 November 2008. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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