Worblaufen railway station

Worblaufen railway station (German: Bahnhof Worblaufen) is a railway station situated in the municipality of Ittigen, within the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The station serves as a keilbahnhof, a term used to describe a wedge-shaped or junction station. It specifically operates as the nexus for three 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge lines managed by the Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS) network. These lines include Solothurn–Worblaufen, Worb Dorf–Worblaufen [de], and Zollikofen–Bern.

Worblaufen
A RBS train at the station in 2018
General information
Location	Ittigen Switzerland
Coordinates	46°58′44″N 7°27′29″E
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Owned by	Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn
Line(s)	Solothurn–Worblaufen line Worb Dorf–Worblaufen line [de] Zollikofen–Bern line
Platforms	2 side platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn
Connections	Autobusbetrieb RBS buses[1]
Other information
Station code	WBL
Fare zone	101 (Libero)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station Bern Terminus S7 Papiermühle towards Worb Dorf S7 Rush-hour service Papiermühle towards Bolligen S8 Oberzollikofen towards Jegenstorf or Bätterkinden Bern Tiefenau towards Bern S9 Steinibach towards Unterzollikofen
Location Worblaufen Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Worblaufen Worblaufen (Canton of Bern) Show map of Canton of Bern

Services

The Worblaufen station is a stop for multiple services on the Bern S-Bahn network. According to reliable sources, the following services are offered:^[3][4][5]

• Bern S-Bahn:
  • S7: Service every fifteen minutes between Bern and Worb Dorf
    • Rush-hour service between Bern and Bolligen.
  • S8: Service every fifteen minutes between Bern and Jegenstorf, half-hourly service from Jegenstorf to Bätterkinden.
  • S9: Service every fifteen minutes between Bern and Unterzollikofen.

References

1. "Liniennetz Bern" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
3. "Bern - Bolligen - Worb Dorf (S-Bahn Bern, Linie S7)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
4. "Bern - Solothurn (S-Bahn Bern, Linie S8)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
5. "Bern - Unterzollikofen (S-Bahn Bern, Linie S9)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

External links

• Media related to Worblaufen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Worblaufen railway station – SBB