Frutigen railway station
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 The station building in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Frutigen Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°35′20″N 7°39′7″E / 46.58889°N 7.65194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lötschberg line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from Spiez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (74 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8507478 (FR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 831 (Libero)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2'600 per weekday[4] (BLS, SBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Frutigen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Frutigen. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the junction point where the routes via the older Lötschberg tunnel and the more recent Lötschberg base tunnel diverge.[1][5]
Services
[edit]As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Frutigen:[6][7]
- 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 served by PostAuto bus service to Wengi, Reudlen and Reichenbach im Kandertal, Automobilverkehr Frutigen-Adelboden bus service to Kandergrund, Blausee, Mitholz and Kandersteg, and to Achseten and Adelboden.[2][8][9]
The northern portal of the Lötschberg base tunnel lies immediately to the south of the station. Trains passing through the station are able to use either Lötschberg route, thanks to a grade-separated junction between the station and tunnel mouth. This junction also allows trains on the base tunnel route to bypass Frutigen station, using the Engstlige tunnel.[5]
Whilst passenger trains on the base tunnel route can serve Frutigen station, only a few trains per day do so, with most stopping services operating via the old line.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 32,77. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
- ^ a b "Liniennetz Spiez" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Frutigen, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ a b c map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ a b "Spiez - Lötschberg - Brig" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Frutigen" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Spiez - Reichenbach im Kandertal - Frutigen (Linie 210)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Adelboden - Frutigen - Kandersteg" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
External links
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Media related to Frutigen railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Frutigen railway station – SBB
