Wilderswil railway station

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 / 46.66570000°N 7.86947000°E / 46.66570000; 7.86947000
Elevation584 m (1,916 ft)
Owned byBerner Oberland-Bahnen [de]
Line(s)
Distance3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Interlaken Ost[1]
Platforms2
Train operatorsBerner Oberland-Bahnen [de]
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
Matten bei Interlaken Bernese Oberland Railway Zweilütschinen
Terminus Schynige Platte Railway Breitlauenen
Location
Map

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b c 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.