Thun railway station

Railway station in Thun, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thun is a railway station in the town of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. At the station, the Swiss Federal Railways owned Bern to Thun main line makes a junction with the other lines, all owned by the BLS AG. These lines are the Gürbetal line from Bern via Belp, the Burgdorf to Thun line from Burgdorf via Konolfingen, and the Lake Thun line to Spiez and Interlaken.[1][6][7]

Coordinates46°45′17″N 7°37′47″E
Elevation559 m (1,834 ft)
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Thun
Wide three-story building with tall, gabled roof
The station in 2011
General information
LocationThun
Switzerland
Coordinates46°45′17″N 7°37′47″E
Elevation559 m (1,834 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Lines
Distance
[1]
Platforms
Tracks7 (passenger)
Train operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes (129 spaces)
Cycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8507100 (TH)
Fare zone700 (Libero)[4]
Passengers
202334'000 per weekday[5] (BLS, SBB)
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Bern EuroCity Spiez
Bern
towards Basel SBB
Spiez
IC 6 Spiez
towards Brig
IC 61 Spiez
Bern
towards Romanshorn
IC 8 Spiez
towards Brig
IC 81 Spiez
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Bern ICE 12 Spiez
towards Brig or Interlaken Ost
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Uttigen S1 Terminus
Münsingen
towards Bern
S11
Rush-hour service
Steffisburg
towards Konolfingen
S21
Uetendorf Allmend
towards Langnau i.E.
S4
Steffisburg
towards Solothurn
S41
Schwäbis S42
Uetendorf Allmend S44
Preceding station BLS Following station
Münsingen
towards Bern
RE1 Spiez
Münsingen
towards Biel/Bienne
RE11
Weekends only
Spiez
towards Brig
Location
Thun is located in Switzerland
Thun
Thun
Location in Switzerland
Thun is located in Canton of Bern
Thun
Thun
Location in the canton of Bern
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The station in 2011
A train at the station
The quay at Thun station; the rail platforms are to the right
Wall painting in Thun station concourse

The station is served by various operators, including BLS, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Deutsche Bahn.

The station also provides an interchange with the local bus network provided by the Verkehrsbetriebe STI. Ships of the BLS-owned fleet on Lake Thun serve a quay at the station, which they access via a navigable stretch of the Aare and the Thun ship canal.

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Thun:[8]

See also

References

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