Interlaken Ost railway station

Interlaken Ost
The station building in 2007
General information
LocationUntere Bönigstrasse
Interlaken, Bern
Switzerland
Coordinates46°41′24″N 7°52′8″E / 46.69000°N 7.86889°E / 46.69000; 7.86889
Elevation567 m (1,860 ft)
Owned byBernese Oberland Railway; Bödelibahn (1874-?)
Line(s)
Distance
  • 28.0 km (17.4 mi) from Thun
  • 74.0 km (46.0 mi) from Lucerne
Platforms8 (3 island platforms)
Tracks9
Train operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes (200 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8507492 (IO)
IATA codeZIN
Fare zone750 (Libero)
History
Opened1874 (1874)
Previous namesInterlaken Zollhaus
Passengers
202314'500 per weekday (BLS, SBB, Zentralbahn (excluding BOB))
Services
Preceding station Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG Following station
Terminus Bernese Oberland Railway Matten bei Interlaken
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Interlaken West ICE 12 Terminus
Interlaken West ICE 20
Preceding station Zentralbahn Following station
Terminus Panorama Express
Luzern-Interlaken Express
Brienz
towards Lucerne
Oberried am Brienzersee
towards Lucerne
Regio
Ringgenberg
towards Meiringen
Preceding station BLS Following station
Interlaken West
towards Spiez
RE9 Terminus
Interlaken West
towards Montreux
GoldenPass Express
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Interlaken West EuroCity Terminus
Interlaken West
towards Basel SBB
IC 61
Interlaken West
towards Romanshorn
IC 81
Location

Interlaken Ost or Interlaken East is a railway station in the resort town of Interlaken in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station was previously known as Interlaken Zollhaus. The town has one other station, Interlaken West.

Interlaken Ost is an important railway junction at the meeting point of three railway lines, the Thunersee line of the BLS AG, the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn, and the Bernese Oberland railway (BOB). In addition to trains operated directly by the owners of these lines, the station is also reached by passenger trains of the Swiss Federal Railways, Deutsche Bahn, all of which operate over the Thunersee line.

The station provides an interchange with the local bus network provided by PostBus Switzerland and the regional bus line to Thun provided by Verkehrsbetriebe STI. Ships of the BLS-owned fleet on Lake Brienz serve a quay at Interlaken Ost, which they access via a navigable reach of the Aar river.