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Spiez–Zweisimmen railway

Spiez–Zweisimmen railway

RABe 535 Lötschberger in Zweisimmen station.

RABe 535 Lötschberger in Zweisimmen station.

500 franc share certificate of the  Erlenbach-Zweisimmen-Bahn issued in 4 February 1903

500 franc share certificate of the Erlenbach-Zweisimmen-Bahn issued in 4 February 1903

The Spiez–Zweisimmen railway is a single-track standard-gauge line in Switzerland that is currently operated by BLS AG. It was formerly owned by the Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen-Bahn (SEZ), also called the Simmentalbahn (Simme Valley Railway). The line runs from Spiez through the Simmental to Zweisimmen. It is marketed as part of the GoldenPass Line between Lucerne and Montreux, which also includes the metre-gauge Brünig Railway and Montreux–Lenk im Simmental railway and part of the standard-gauge Lake Thun Railway.

The SEZ was formed on 1 January 1942 from the merger of the Spiez-Erlenbach-Bahn (SEB), which opened the line from Spiez to Erlenbach on 16 August 1897, and the Erlenbach-Zweisimmen-Bahn (EZB), which opened the line from Erlenbach to Zweisimmen on 31 October 1902.

In June 1997, the SEZ merged with the Gürbetal-Bern-Schwarzenburg-Bahn (GBS), the Bern-Neuenburg-Bahn (BN) and the Berner Alpenbahn-Gesellschaft Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon (BLS) to form the BLS Lötschbergbahn, which itself merged with the Regionalverkehr Mittelland to form the BLS AG in 2006.

In Zweisimmen there is a connection to the narrow-gauge Montreux–Lenk im Simmental railway of the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (MOB), which runs from Lake Geneva to Lenk im Simmental. Local services operate hourly over the line. Regional Express services operate every two hours.[2]

Spiez-Zweisimmen railway
Overview
TerminiSpiez
Zweisimmen
Line number320
Operation
OwnerBLS
Technical
Line length34.90 km (21.69 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 812 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map
km
elev
BLS line from Interlaken Ost
Lötschberg Railway from Brig
0.00
Spiez
628 m
BLS line to Thun
1.57
Spiezmoos Süd
until 2011
626 m
2.45
Lattigen bei Spiez
625 m
3.49
Eifeld
626 m
4.54
Wimmis
629 m
7.16
Burgholz
644 m
9.33
Oey-Diemtigen
670 m
11.29
Erlenbach im Simmental
681 m
13.79
Ringoldingen
712 m
16.10
Därstetten
758 m
17.64
Weissenburg
782 m
20.90
Oberwil im Simmental
837 m
22.63
Enge im Simmental
814 m
25.90
Boltigen
817 m
26.99
Reidenbach
825 m
28.89
Weissenbach
843 m
31.82
Grubenwald
910 m
34.90
Zweisimmen
942 m
MOB line to Lenk
MOB line to Montreux
Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]

References

[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgEisenbahnatlas Schweiz (Swiss railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 10, 21. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
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[2]
Citation Linkweb.archive.org"320: Spiez–Zweisimmen" (PDF) (in German). Official Swiss Railway Timetable. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
Oct 8, 2019, 12:22 AM
[3]
Citation Linkwww.fahrplanfelder.ch"320: Spiez–Zweisimmen"
Oct 8, 2019, 12:22 AM
[4]
Citation Linkweb.archive.orgArchived
Oct 8, 2019, 12:22 AM
[5]
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