Bigenthal railway station (German: Bahnhof Bigenthal) is a railway station in the municipality of Walkringen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG.[1] This station is served as a request stop by local trains only.
Bigenthal | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Walkringen Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°57′55.433″N 7°37′24.150″E / 46.96539806°N 7.62337500°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Burgdorf–Thun line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from Hasle-Rüegsau[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 8 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BIGE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 146 and 156 (Libero)[2] | ||||||||||
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| 2022 | Fewer than 50 persons per day[3] (BLS) | ||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Bigenthal:[4][5]
- Bern S-Bahn S41: hourly service between Thun and Solothurn.
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 20. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Walkringen, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Burgdorf - Konolfingen - Thun" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Bigenthal" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
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Media related to Bigenthal railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Bigenthal railway station – SBB
