Lake Thun railway line

The Lake Thun railway line is a railway line in the Swiss canton of Bern. It links the towns of Thun, Spiez and Interlaken, running principally along the southern shore of Lake Thun. The line was opened in 1893 by the Lake Thun Railway (German: Thunerseebahn, TSB) company, but incorporates much of the earlier Bödeli Railway (German: Bödelibahn) dating back to 1872.

Lake Thun railway line
Railway bridge over the Aare in Interlaken
Overview
OwnerBLS AG
LocaleCanton of Bern, Switzerland
Termini
Technical
Line length27.9 km (17.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line
Route diagram
km
elev
SBB line from Bern–Münsingen,
BLS line from Bern via Belp
BLS line from Burgdorf via Konolfingen
137.02
 Thun
560 m
137.59
0.06
km change,
SBB
BLS
property boundary
1.3
 Dürrenast
564 m
3.1
 Gwatt
561 m
4.4
 Gwattstutz
576 m
 Kander bridge, Einigen
88 m (left) / 86 m (right)
5.4
 Einigen
590 m
6.7
 Kumm
607 m
8.2
 Spiezmoos Nord
626 m
BLS line from Zweisimmen
9.7
 Spiez
628 m
BLS Lötschberg line to Brig
11.8
 Faulensee
603 m
 Krattiggraben
143 m
 Krattighalde
341 m
15.3
 Krattighalde
560 m
 Leissigbad
270 m
16.3
 Leissigen
570 m
22.0
 Därligen
562 m
 Därligen
125 m
26.0
 Interlaken West
564 m
 Lower Aare bridge Interlaken
76 m
 Upper Aare bridge Interlaken
83 m
28.0
 Interlaken Ost
567 m
BOB to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen
ZB Brünig line to Lucerne
29.1
 Bönigen workshop
567 m
29.5
 Lütschinenbrücke
 Bridge over the Lütschine
30.2
 Bönigen

The line is 27.9-kilometre (17.3 mi) long, and is currently owned and operated by the BLS AG railway company. Besides traffic to and from Interlaken, the section of line between Thun and Spiez also carries heavy traffic to and from the Lötschberg line.

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