Wilderswil railway station

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][2]

Wilderswil
LocationBahnhofstrasse, Wilderswil, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°39′58″N 07°52′11″E
Elevation584 m (1,916 ft)[1]
Line(s)
Platforms2
ConnectionsPostBus Switzerland
History
Opened1 July 1890
Electrified17 March 1914
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
Wilderswil
Location in Switzerland
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.

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.

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3][4][5]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Berner Oberland Bahn Regio Interlaken Ost - Wilderswil - Zweilütschinen - Sandweid - Lauterbrunnen 1 or 2 per hour Trains for Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen leave Interlaken Ost coupled together, splitting at Zweilütschinen
Berner Oberland Bahn Regio Interlaken Ost - Wilderswil - Zweilütschinen - Lütschental - Burglauenen - Schwendi - Grindelwald 1 or 2 per hour
Schynige Platte Railway Wilderswil - Breitlauenen - Schynige Platte 15 per day Operates in summer only

Post bus services connect Wilderswil station to other local places, including a half-hourly service to Interlaken West via Matten bei Interlaken.[6]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 82. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. "Interlaken–Lauterbrunnen–Wengen–Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. "Interlaken–Grindelwald–Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. "Wilderswil–SchynigePlatte" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  6. "Spital–InterlakenWest–Wilderswil–Gsteigwiler (Linie105)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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