Gümmenen railway station

Gümmenen railway station (German: Bahnhof Gümmenen) is a railway station in the municipality of Ferenbalm, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bern–Neuchâtel line of BLS AG. Gümmenen was formerly the northern terminus of the standard gauge Flamatt–Laupen–Gümmenen line to Flamatt, but service beyond Laupen ended in 1993.[5][1]

Gümmenen
Two-story building with gabled roof
The station building in 2016
General information
LocationFerenbalm
Switzerland
Coordinates46°56′31.855″N 7°14′3.872″E / 46.94218194°N 7.23440889°E / 46.94218194; 7.23440889
Elevation494 m (1,621 ft)
Owned byBLS AG
Line(s)
Distance17.0 km (10.6 mi) from Bern[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsBLS AG
Connections
Construction
Parking117
Other information
Station codeGMM
Fare zone698 (Libero)[3]
Passengers
2022740 per weekday[4] (BLS)
Services
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Kerzers S5 Rosshäusern
towards Bern
Kerzers
towards Kerzers or Ins
S52
Preceding station BLS Following station
Kerzers
One-way operation
IR 66
Rush-hour service
Bern
Terminus
Location
Map

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Gümmenen:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Bern West" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Ferenbalm, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. ^ Klauser, Martin (December 2000). "Sensetalbahn". Lökeli Journal (in German). No. 4/2000. p. 14. OCLC 722128226.
  6. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Kerzers - Bern (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S5, S51, S52)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Gümmenen" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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