Burgistein railway station
Burgistein | |||||||||||||||
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 The station platforms in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Burgistein Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°47′20″N 7°31′16″E / 46.78889°N 7.52111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gürbetal line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 24.2 km (15.0 mi) from Bern[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (80 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8507072 (BWA) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 710 (Libero)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Burgistein-Wattenwil | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 530 per weekday[3] (BLS) | ||||||||||||||
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Burgistein railway station (German: Bahnhof Burgistein) is a railway station in the municipality of Burgistein, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Gürbetal line of BLS AG.[1]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Burgistein:[4][5]
- Bern S-Bahn S4/S44: half-hourly service between Thun and Burgdorf and hourly service from Burgdorf to Langnau i.E., Solothurn, or Sumiswald-Grünen.
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. pp. 31, 32. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
- ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Burgistein, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Biel/Bienne - Lyss - Bern - Belp - Thun (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S3, S31, S4, S44)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Burgistein" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
External links
Media related to Burgistein railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Burgistein railway station – SBB