Kerzers railway station

Kerzers
Two-story building with gabled roof
The station building in 2009
General information
LocationKerzers
Switzerland
Coordinates46°58′30.284″N 7°11′34.116″E / 46.97507889°N 7.19281000°E / 46.97507889; 7.19281000
Elevation442 m (1,450 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance84.8 km (52.7 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsPostAuto AG bus lines[2]
Construction
ParkingYes (63 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (56 spaces)
Other information
Station code8516192 (KZ)
Fare zone
Passengers
20234'900 per weekday[5] (BLS, SBB)
Services
Preceding station BLS Following station
Ins
towards La Chaux-de-Fonds
 IR 66 Bern
Terminus
IR 66
Limited service
 Bern Brünnen Westside
One-way operation
Ins
towards Neuchâtel
 IR 66
Rush-hour service
 Bern
One-way operation
Müntschemier
One-way operation
 Gümmenen
towards Bern
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S35 Kerzers Papiliorama
towards Lyss
Galmiz
towards Avenches
 S5
 Gümmenen
towards Bern
Müntschemier
towards Neuchâtel
Galmiz
towards Murten/Morat or Payerne
 S52
Müntschemier
towards Ins
 S52
Limited service
Location
Map

Kerzers railway station (German: Bahnhof Kerzers, French: Gare de Chiètres) is a railway station in the municipality of Kerzers, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Bern–Neuchâtel line of BLS AG and the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Kerzers:[6][7][8]

  • Overview of the station in 2009
    Overview of the station in 2009
  • The signal box is presevered as a museum (2010)
    The signal box is presevered as a museum (2010)
  • Signal box in 1979
    Signal box in 1979

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Bern West" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Kerzers, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  6. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Kerzers - Bern (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S5, S51, S52)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Kerzers - Lyss - Büren an der Aare" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Kerzers" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.