Burgdorf, BE, Switzerland
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N 47° 03.633 E 007° 37.289
32T E 395316 N 5212814
The railway station of Burgdorf.
Waymark Code: WMXDP1
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/31/2017
Views: 2
EN: The train station of Burgdorf is located north of the old town. It is located on the line between Bern and Olten, which was commissioned in 1857 by the Swiss Central Railway (SCB). In 1899 Burgdorf additionally became one of the terminus of the Burgdorf-Thun Railway, which was Europe's first fully electrified railway line. Both lines are still in operation, the line Bern-Olten is operated today by the SBB, the line to Thun by the BLS. Since 2004, long-distance trains bypass the section around Burgdorf via a faster new line routing. The old route is still used by freight trains and regional transport. Burgdorf is served by InterRegio and RegioExpress connections between Bern and Olten and the regional trains S4 and S44 of the S-Bahn Bern, as well as regional trains via Konolfingen to Thun.
The current station is a three-storey building with one-story extensions on both sides which also house some shops. It was probably built in the 1960s or 1970s.
DE: Der Bahnhof von Burgdorf befindet sich nördlich der Altstadt. Er befindet sich an der Strecke zwischen Bern und Olten, die 1857 von der Schweizerischen Centralbahn (SCB) in Betrieb genommen wurde. 1899 wurde Burgdorf zusätzlich zu einem der Endstationen der Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn, die die erste vollständig elektrifizierte Eisenbahnlinie Europas war. Beide Linien sind noch in Betrieb, die Strecke Bern-Olten wird heute von der SBB betrieben, die Strecke nach Thun von der BLS. Seit 2004 umgehen Fernzüge über eine schnellere Neubaustrecke den Abschnitt um Burgdorf. Die alte Strecke wird noch von Güterzügen und dem Regionalverkehr benutzt. In Burgdorf halten InterRegio und RegioExpress-Verbindungen zwischen Bern und Olten und Regionalzüge der Linien S4 und S44 der S-Bahn-Bern, sowie Regionalzüge über Konolfingen nach Thun.
Der heutige Bahnhof ist ein dreistöckiges Gebäude mit einstöckigen Erweiterungen an beiden Seiten worin auch einige Geschäfte untergebracht sind. Er stammt vermutlich aus den 1960er oder 1970er Jahren.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: SBB, BLS
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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