Wabern bei Bern railway station

Wabern bei Bern
The station in 2018 before the overhaul, looking to the west from the overbridge
General information
Location	Köniz Switzerland
Coordinates	46°55′44″N 7°26′46″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
Connections	Tram line 9 BERNMOBIL buses Gurtenbahn [1]
Construction
Parking	8
Other information
Station code	WBB
Fare zone	101 (Libero)[2]
Passengers
2022	1'500 per weekday[3] (BLS)
Services
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station Bern Weissenbühl towards Biel/Bienne S3 Kehrsatz Nord towards Belp Bern Weissenbühl towards Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne S31
Location Wabern bei Bern Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Wabern bei Bern Wabern bei Bern (Canton of Bern) Show map of Canton of Bern

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.

Services

The following services stop at Wabern bei Bern:[5][6]

• Bern S-Bahn:
  • S3: half-hourly service between Biel/Bienne and Belp.
  • S31: rush-hour service between Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne and Belp.

Gallery

• 
  The station buildings, seen from the island platform
• 
  The station, looking to the east from the overbridge

References

1. "Liniennetz Bern" (PDF) (in German). libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
2. "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
3. "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Köniz, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
5. "Biel/Bienne - Lyss - Bern - Belp - Thun (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S3, S31, S4, S44)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
6. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Wabern bei Bern" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

External links

• Media related to Wabern bei Bern railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Wabern bei Bern railway station – SBB