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Bern Wankdorf
The station platforms in 2010
General information
Location	Bern Switzerland
Coordinates	46°58′4.148″N 7°27′55.674″E / 46.96781889°N 7.46546500°E / 46.96781889; 7.46546500
Elevation	549 m (1,801 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Bern–Lucerne line Bern–Thun line Biel/Bienne–Bern line Mittellandlinie Olten–Bern line
Distance	103.0 km (64.0 mi) from Basel SBB
Platforms	6 2 island platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	BLS AG Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	Tram line 9 BERNMOBIL buses RBS buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8516161 (BNWD)
Fare zone	100 (Libero)
Passengers
2023	15'900 per weekday (BLS, SBB, SOB)
Services
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station Berntowards Fribourg/Freiburg S1 Ostermundigentowards Thun BernTerminus S11Rush-hour service OstermundigenOne-way operation Berntowards Laupen BE S2 Ostermundigentowards Langnau i.E. BernTerminus S22Rush-hour service Worb SBBOne-way operation BernOne-way operation Konolfingentowards Langnau i.E. Berntowards Belp S3 Zollikofentowards Biel/Bienne S31 Zollikofentowards Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne Berntowards Thun S4 Zollikofentowards Langnau i.E. S44 Hindelbanktowards Solothurn or Sumiswald-Grünen Preceding station [REDACTED] Swiss Federal Railways Following station BernTerminus IC Zürich HauptbahnhofTerminus
Location

Bern Wankdorf railway station (German: Bahnhof Bern Wankdorf) is a railway station in the municipality of Bern, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the first station east of Bern and is an intermediate stop on multiple railway lines.

Layout

Bern Wankdorf is an example of a keilbahnhof; the various lines converge west of the station, and it has separate north and south platforms. In the south, adjacent to Max-Dätwyler-Platz, are an island platform and a side platform, serving tracks 1–3. Track 4 is reserved for future expansion. These platforms serve trains on the Bern–Thun line. In the north are another island platform and side platform, serving tracks 5–7. These platforms serve trains on the Biel/Bienne–Bern and Olten–Bern lines.

History

The station was expanded between 2016–2023 as part of the Wylerfeld "unbundling" project (German: Entflechtung Wylerfeld), which created a new flying junction for the Bern–Thun line directly west of the station. Another station platform and track were built to accommodate planned additional service, with room for yet another track on the south side of the station.

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Bern Wankdorf:

• Bern S-Bahn:
  • S1: half-hourly service between Fribourg/Freiburg and Thun.
  • S11: two daily rush-hour services on weekdays to Bern.
  • S2: half-hourly service between Laupen BE and Langnau.
  • S22: rush-hour service Monday-Thursday between Bern and Langnau.
  • S3: half-hourly service between Belp and Biel/Bienne.
  • S31: rush-hour service between Münchenbuchsee or Biel/Bienne and Belp.
  • S4: hourly service between Thun and Langnau.
  • S44: hourly service between Thun and Solothurn or Sumiswald-Grünen.
• InterCity: daily rush-hour service to Bern and Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

References

1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Liniennetz Bern" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
3. "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
4. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Bern, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
5. "Bern Wankdorf" (PDF) (in German). SBB. July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
6. "«Entflechtung Wylerfeld» – Neuer Tunnel entflechtet in Bern den Bahnverkehr". Berner Zeitung (in German). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
7. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Bern Wankdorf" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Bern Wankdorf railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bern Wankdorf railway station – SBB

• Railway stations in the canton of Bern
• Swiss Federal Railways stations
• Buildings and structures in Bern