Zweisimmen railway station
- 34.9 km (21.7 mi) from Spiez
- 62.4 km (38.8 mi) from Montreux
- 3 island platforms
- 1 side platform
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Terminus | RE8 | Boltigen towards Spiez | ||
R11 | Boltigen towards Bern | |||
R11 Limited service | Grubenwald towards Spiez | |||
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
Saanenmöser towards Montreux | GoldenPass Express | Boltigen towards Interlaken Ost | ||
Oeschseite towards Montreux | PE30 | Terminus | ||
Terminus | R31 | Blankenburg towards Lenk im Simmental | ||
Saanenmöser towards Gstaad | R32 |
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Zweisimmen railway station (German: Bahnhof Zweisimmen) is a railway station in the municipality of Zweisimmen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the terminus of the standard gauge Spiez–Zweisimmen line (from north) and of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Montreux–Zweisimmen and Zweisimmen–Lenk im Simmental lines (separately from south, Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line). The station is across the street from the valley station of the gondola to the top of the Rinderberg.[1]
Layout
Zweisimmen has three island platforms and one side platform. The westernmost platform is an island platform serving tracks 3 and 4. These are metre gauge tracks serving the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line and terminate at the station. The next platform east is another island platform. On the west side is track 5, also a metre gauge track that terminates at the station. On the east side is track 6, one of two dual gauge through tracks that connects the Montreux–Zweisimmen railway line with the Spiez–Zweisimmen railway. Next to that platform is the third island platform, serving tracks 7 and 8. Track 7, like 6, is a dual-gauge track. Track 8 is a metre gauge track serving trains to Lenk im Simmental over the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line and terminates at the station. Finally, on the east side of the station is a side platform serving track 12. Track 12 connects with the Spiez–Zweisimmen railway line and terminates at the station.[6][7]
![Map showing track layout at Zweisimmen](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bahnhof_Zweisimmen%2C_OSM_map_2022_%28W%29.png/400px-Bahnhof_Zweisimmen%2C_OSM_map_2022_%28W%29.png)
Services
The following services stop at Zweisimmen:[8][9][10]
- GoldenPass Express: 4 daily round-trips between Montreux and Interlaken Ost with Gauge Change at Zweisimmen.
- Panorama Express/Regio: hourly or better service to Montreux.
- RegioExpress: irregular service to Spiez.
- Regio:
- hourly service to Bern.
- hourly or better service to Lenk im Simmental.
- rush-hour service to Gstaad.
Gallery
- Dual Gauge track
- train shed (2014)
- MOB (1000mm) and BLS (1435mm) (2022)
- hiking destinations (2018)
- aerial view (2022)
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 31. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Liniennetz Lenk - Simmental" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Boltigen - Zweisimmen (Linie 270)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Zweisimmen, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Trafimage Webkarten". maps.trafimage.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Perron-/Gleisübersicht BLS Netz AG" (PDF). BLS AG. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Montreux - Château-d'Oex - Gstaad - Zweisimmen - Lenk im Simmental" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Spiez - Zweisimmen" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Zweisimmen" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
Media related to Zweisimmen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Zweisimmen railway station – SBB