Kandersteg railway station

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]

Kandersteg
The station platforms in 2019
General information
Location	Bahnhofstrasse Kandersteg, Canton of Bern Switzerland
Coordinates	46°29′42.67″N 7°40′17.34″E
Elevation	1,176 m (3,858 ft)
Owned by	BLS AG
Line(s)	Lötschberg line
Distance	31.6 km (19.6 mi) from Spiez[1]
Platforms	2 1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	2 (for passenger use)
Train operators	BLS AG
Connections	Automobilverkehr Frutigen-Adelboden bus services Busbetrieb Kandersteg - Gasterntal bus service [2]
Construction
Parking	Yes (100 spaces)
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	8507475 (KA)
Fare zone	833 (Libero)[3]
Passengers
2023	1'200 per weekday[4] (BLS, SBB)
Services
Preceding station BLS Following station Frutigen towards Bern RE1 Goppenstein towards Brig or Domodossola Frutigen towards Biel/Bienne RE11 Weekends only Goppenstein towards Brig
Location Kandersteg Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Kandersteg Location in the canton of Bern Show map of Canton of Bern

Services

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

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland