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Location | Köniz Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°55′44″N 7°26′46″E / 46.92889°N 7.44611°E | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Gürbetal line | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | WBB | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 101 (Libero)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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2022 | 1'500 per weekday[3] (BLS) | ||||||||||||||
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Wabern bei Bern railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Köniz. It serves, and derives its name from, the village of Wabern bei Bern, in reality a suburb of the city of Bern. The station is on the Gürbetal line and is operated by BLS AG. [4]
Wabern bei Bern station is adjacent to the lower station of the Gurtenbahn, a funicular that provides access to the summit of the Gurten, as well as to the Gurtenbahn stop on Bern tramway route 9.[4]
The station has a two side platforms, flanked on each side by running lines that converge to a single track at the west of the station. The platforms are accessed by a staircases from the overbridge carrying the access road to the Gurtenbahn, and by a subway from the station buildings, which lie on the northern side of the line.