Zweisimmen railway station explained

Style:BLS
Zweisimmen
Borough:Zweisimmen
Country:Switzerland
Elevation:941m (3,087feet)
Tracks:7
Connections:PostAuto AG buses[1] [2]
Parking:51
Code:ZW
Zone:843 (Libero)[3]
Passengers:4'600 per weekday[4]
Pass Year:2023
Pass System:BLS, MOB
Map Type:Switzerland#Canton of Bern
Map Size:300px

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 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.

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 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.[5] [6]

Services

The following services stop at Zweisimmen:[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liniennetz Lenk - Simmental . de . 10 December 2023 . 13 April 2024 . Libero.
  2. Web site: Boltigen - Zweisimmen (Linie 270) . Bundesamt für Verkehr . de . 6 November 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Zonenplan Plan des Zones . Libero . 10 December 2023 . 13 March 2024 . de,fr.
  4. Web site: Passagierfrequenz (2023) . . Zweisimmen, Switzerland . 2023 . data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL . 24 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Trafimage Webkarten . 2022-12-10 . maps.trafimage.ch.
  6. Web site: Perron-/Gleisübersicht BLS Netz AG . 10 December 2023 . 2024-03-13 . BLS AG.
  7. Web site: Montreux - Château-d'Oex - Gstaad - Zweisimmen - Lenk im Simmental . Bundesamt für Verkehr . fr . 4 December 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Spiez - Zweisimmen . Bundesamt für Verkehr . de . 25 October 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  9. Web site: Abfahrt: Bahnhof Zweisimmen . de . 10 December 2023 . 13 April 2024 . BLS AG.