Wilderswil railway station

Wilderswil railway station (German: Bahnhof Wilderswil) is a railway station in the village and municipality of Wilderswil in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn, whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. It is also the valley terminus of the Schynige Platte Railway, whose trains operate to the Schynige Platte and are stabled at a depot bordering the station.[1][4]

Wilderswil
Three-story station building with gabled roof
The station building in 2007
General information
LocationBahnhofstrasse
Wilderswil, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°39′56.520″N 7°52′10.092″E
Elevation584 m (1,916 ft)
Owned byBerner Oberland-Bahnen
Line(s)
Distance3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Interlaken Ost[1]
Platforms2
Train operatorsBerner Oberland-Bahnen
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz bus lines[2]
Other information
Fare zone750 (Libero)[3]
History
Opened1 July 1890 (1890-07-01)
Electrified17 March 1914 (1914-03-17)
Services
Preceding station Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG Following station
Interlaken Ost
Terminus
 Bernese Oberland Railway Zweilütschinen
towards Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald
Terminus Schynige Platte Railway Breitlauenen
towards Schynige Platte
Location

The two lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station.[1]

Trains in both directions on the Berner Oberland Bahn are scheduled to use Platform 2 alternately. There is a passing loop at the station, which, due to space constraints runs along the top of the platform with the rails embedded in the surface. This line is designated as Platform 1 but is not normally used by trains.

Services
Trains of both lines in the station; Berner Oberland Bahn to the left; Schynige Platte Railway to the right. The passing loop on the Berner Oberland Bahn runs along the platform surface between the train and the station building.

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following rail services stop at Wilderswil:[5][6]

Post bus services connect Wilderswil station to other local places, including a half-hourly service to Interlaken West via Matten bei Interlaken.[7]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Liniennetz Interlaken und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. "Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen - Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfraujoch" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. "Wilderswil - Schynige Platte" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. "Unterseen - Spital Interlaken - West - Wilderswil - Gsteigwiler (Linie 105)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.


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