Kandersteg railway station

Railway station in Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • Automobilverkehr Frutigen-Adelboden bus services
  • Busbetrieb Kandersteg - Gasterntal bus service
[1]ConstructionParking100Other informationStation codeKAFare zone833 (Libero)[2]Passengers20221'100 per working day[3] (BLS) Services
Preceding station BLS Following station
Frutigen
towards Bern
 RegioExpress
 Goppenstein
towards Domodossola
Frutigen
towards Biel/Bienne
 RegioExpress
Weekends only
 Goppenstein
towards Brig
Location
Kandersteg is located in Switzerland
Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Location in Switzerland
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Kandersteg is located in Canton of Bern
Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Kandersteg (Canton of Bern)
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Kandersteg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Kandersteg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the first station to the north of the Lötschberg tunnel.[4]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Kandersteg:[5][6]

  • RegioExpress:
    • hourly service to Bern and Brig, with most trains continuing from Brig to Domodossola.
    • daily service on weekends during the high season to Biel/Bienne and Brig.

The station is also the northern terminus of the BLS car carrying shuttle train to Goppenstein station via the Lötschberg tunnel, with trains running every 30 minutes. There is no road across the Lötschen Pass, under which the tunnel runs, and the nearest alternative road crossings lie many kilometres to the east and west.[7]

The station is also served by Automobilverkehr Frutigen-Adelboden bus services to Mitholz, Blausee, Kandergrund and Frutigen, to Sunnbühl and Busbetrieb Kandersteg - Gasterntal bus services to Selden in the Gastertal.[1][8][9][10]

Gallery

  • The station from the street
    The station from the street
  • Unloading the car shuttle
    Unloading the car shuttle

References

  1. ^ a b "Liniennetz Kander und Engstligental" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Kandersteg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. ^ "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF) (in German and Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Kandersteg" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Autoverlad Lötschberg Kandersteg–Goppenstein" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Adelboden—Frutigen—Kandersteg" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Kandersteg – Selden" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Kandersteg Bahnhof - Talstat. Sunnbüel" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Kandersteg railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Kandersteg railway station – SBB
  • BLS car transport service