Ligerz railway station

Railway station in Ligerz, Bern, Switzerland
[2]ConstructionBicycle facilities10AccessibleNoOther informationStation code8504227 (LIG)Fare zone315 (Libero)[3]Passengers2023600 per weekday[4] (SBB) Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
La Neuveville
towards Neuchâtel
 R16 Twann
towards Biel/Bienne
Location
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Ligerz railway station (German: Bahnhof Ligerz, French: Gare de Gléresse) is a railway station in the municipality of Ligerz, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Jura Foot line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1] The station will be closed in December 2024 as part of the building of the Ligerz Tunnel, scheduled to open in 2029.[5][6]

It is located next to Ligerz (Talstation), the lower station of the funicular Vinifuni Ligerz–Prêles, and Ligerz (Schiff), the landing stage for passenger ships of Lake Biel.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Ligerz:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Réseau de navigation Lac de Bienne" (PDF) (in French). Société Navigation Lac de Bienne SA. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ligerz, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. ^ "Projekt". company.sbb.ch (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ "SBB Fahrplan 2025 für mehr Pünktlichkeit in der Westschweiz". Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Lausanne - Yverdon-les-Bains - Neuchâtel - Biel/Bienne (RER Vaud, - lignes R1, R2)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Ligerz" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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