Rail transport in Switzerland
The Swiss rail network is noteworthy for its density, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and a thriving domestic and trans-Alp freight system. It is made necessary by strong regulations on truck transport, and is enabled by properly coordinated intermodal logistics.
A Südostbahn Traverso on the Gotthard Railway
Regional train near the Rhine Falls
Operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, the EC 250 Giruno provides international connections across the Alps through the 57 kilometre-long Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Glacier Express (here on the Landwasser Viaduct) is the longest distance train in Switzerland. It runs from Zermatt to St. Moritz, on both MGB and RhB networks
Bern railway station serves the municipality of Bern, the federal city of Switzerland. Opened progressively between 1858 and 1860, and rebuilt several times since then, it lies on the Olten–Bern and the Lausanne–Bern lines and is near the end of the Lötschberg line. The station is owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). Train services to and from the station are operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway (BLS) and the metre gauge Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS). Trains calling at the station include ICEs, and international trains to Italy.
Major hall on level -1
Most of the long-distance trains pass through the north exit of the station.
