Ligerz railway station

Ligerz
Three-story building with gabled roof
The station building in 2003
General information
LocationLigerz
Switzerland
Coordinates47°5′1.5180″N 7°8′6.5382″E / 47.083755000°N 7.135149500°E / 47.083755000; 7.135149500
Elevation433 m (1,421 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Jura Foot line
Distance94.0 km (58.4 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
Connections[2]
Construction
Bicycle facilities10
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code8504227 (LIG)
Fare zone315 (Libero)[3]
Passengers
2023600 per weekday[4] (SBB)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
La Neuveville
towards Neuchâtel
R16 Twann
towards Biel/Bienne
Location
Map

Ligerz railway station (German: Bahnhof Ligerz, French: Gare de Gléresse) is a railway station in the municipality of Ligerz, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Jura Foot line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1] The station will be closed in December 2024 as part of the building of the Ligerz Tunnel, scheduled to open in 2029.[5][6]

It is located next to Ligerz (Talstation), the lower station of the funicular Vinifuni Ligerz–Prêles, and Ligerz (Schiff), the landing stage for passenger ships of Lake Biel.

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Réseau de navigation Lac de Bienne" (PDF) (in French). Société Navigation Lac de Bienne SA. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ligerz, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. ^ "Projekt". company.sbb.ch (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ "SBB Fahrplan 2025 für mehr Pünktlichkeit in der Westschweiz". Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.