S1 (Bern S-Bahn)
| S1 | |||||
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 BLS RABe 515 near Allmendingen bei Bern in 2017 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| First service | 28 May 1995 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | BLS AG | ||||
| Former operator(s) |
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| Route | |||||
| Termini | Fribourg/Freiburg Thun | ||||
| Stops | 20 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 63 km (39 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 1 hour 4 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Every 30 minutes | ||||
| Line(s) used | |||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | BLS RABe 515 | ||||
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The S1 is a railway service of the Bern S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Fribourg/Freiburg and Thun via Bern. BLS AG, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of Bern, operates the service. The S1 is the oldest of the Bern S-Bahn routes, tracing its roots back to 1987.
Operations
The S1 operates every half hour between Fribourg/Freiburg and Thun via Bern. In Fribourg, the S1 makes a connection with the IC 1 or IR 15 for Lausanne. In Thun, the S1 makes a connection with the IC 6 or IC 8 for Spiez and Brig. The S1 is joined between Flamatt and Gümligen by the S2, for a total of four trains per hour between those stops. The S2 makes local stops between Thörishaus Dorf and Niederwangen, which the S1 skips.[1] As of 2022[update], most services are operated by BLS RABe 515 multiple units.[2]
History
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) had run trains on a half-hourly schedule over the Lausanne–Bern and Bern–Thun railway lines since 1987. Trains ran between Thun and Flamatt every 30 minutes, continuing to either Laupen BE or Fribourg.[3] The service gained the designation "S1" on 28 May 1995 when the S2 began operating.[4]
The S1 has continued relatively unchanged since then. The Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon-Bahn (BLS) assumed operation from the SBB in December 2004, and the S11 began running as a rush-hour supplement between Bern and Fribourg.[5] Beginning in December 2008, the S11 was eliminated, and the S1 ceased serving Laupen BE: all trains continued to Fribourg on a half-hourly schedule. The re-routed S2 took over service between Flamatt and Laupen BE.[6]
References
- ^ "Fribourg/Freiburg - Bern - Thun (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S1, S2)" (PDF) (in German). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ BLS (15 September 2016). "Charter trains: RABe 515 double-decker train "MUTZ" - charter & fleet". BLS. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Berner S-Bahn fährt ab 1995 auf zwei Linien". Der Bund (in German). 14 July 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Neue S-Bahn-Linie Langnau-Schwarzenburg". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). 22 May 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Angebotskonzept Des Kantons Bern Für Den Öffentlichen Orts - Und Regionalverkehr 2005 - 2008" (PDF) (in German). December 2004. pp. 21, 70.
- ^ "Der Fahrplan 2009" (PDF) (in German). 10 November 2008. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2022.