Kandersteg railway station
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Kandersteg, Canton of Bern
Switzerland
Kandersteg | ||||||||||||||||
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 The station platforms in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Kandersteg, Canton of Bern Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°29′43″N 7°40′17″E / 46.495187°N 7.671483°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,176 m (3,858 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Lötschberg line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 31.6 km (19.6 mi) from Spiez[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2
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| Tracks | 2 (for passenger use) | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (100 spaces) | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8507475 (KA) | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 833 (Libero)[3] | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 1'200 per weekday[4] (BLS, SBB) | |||||||||||||||
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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.[1][5]
As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Kandersteg:[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 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.[8][9]
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.[2][10][11][12][13]
Gallery
The station from the street
Unloading the car shuttle
