| Interlaken Ost regional rail |
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| Station statistics | |
| Lines | Berner Oberland Bahn, Zentralbahn, Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway, SBB-CFF-FFS, Deutsche Bahn |
| Platforms | 8 |
| Other information | |
Interlaken Ost (East) is the main station in the town of Interlaken in the region of Bern, Switzerland. The town has one other station, Interlaken West.
Interlaken Ost is currently served by five operators, Berner Oberland Bahn, Zentralbahn, BLS, SBB-CFF-FFS and Deutsche Bahn.
The station is notable in that although lines converge on it from three directions, it is the terminus of every service which enters it. There are no through services due to incompatibilities in gauge and electrical systems. The line to the west (used by the SBB-CFF-FFS, BLS and Deutsche Bahn services) is standard gauge while the BOB and Zentralbahn tracks are metre gauge. Additionally, there are two electrical systems; 1500V DC for the BOB services and 15kV AC for all the rest.
None of the platforms are dual-gauge or dual-system so the eight platforms do not offer the operational flexibility which might have been assumed to be the case.
The following services currently start/end at Interlaken Ost:
| Operator | Train Type | Route | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBB | Intercity | Basel SBB - Olten - Bern - Thun - Spiez - Interlaken West - Interlaken Ost | 1x per hour | |
| BLS | InterRegio | Bern - Thun - Spiez - Interlaken West - Interlaken Ost | ||
| BLS | Regio Express | Zweisimmen - Boltigen - Erlenbach im Simmental - Oey-Diemtigen - Wimmis - Spiez - Interlaken West - Interlaken Ost | Golden Pass Panorama train | |
| BLS | Regio | Spiez - Faulensee - Leissigen - Därligen - Interlaken West - Interlaken Ost | 1x per hour | |
| Deutsche Bahn | ICE | Basel SBB - Liestal - Olten - Bern - Thun - Spiez - Interlaken West - Interlaken Ost | ||
| Zentralbahn | Interregio (Brünig Line) | Interlaken Ost - Brienz - Meiringen - Brünig-Hasliberg - Lungern - Giswil - Sarnen - Alpnach Dorf - Hergiswil - Luzern | 1x per hour | |
| Zentralbahn | Regio (Brünig Line) | Interlaken Ost - Riggenberg - Niederried - Oberried am Brienzersee - Ebligen - Brienz West - Brienz - Brienzwiler - Meiringen | 1x per hour | |
| Berner Oberland Bahn | Regio | Interlaken Ost - Wilderswil - Zweilütschinen - Lauterbrunnen | 2x per hour | Trains for Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen leave Interlaken Ost coupled together, splitting at Zweilütschinen |
| Berner Oberland Bahn | Regio | Interlaken Ost - Wilderswil - Zweilütschinen - Lütschental - Burglaunen - Schwendi - Grindelwald | 2x per hour |
| Preceding station | SBB-CFF-FFS | Following station | ||
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toward Basel SBB
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SBB-CFF-FFS | Terminus | ||
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toward Bern
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BLS | Terminus | ||
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toward Spiez
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BLS | Terminus | ||
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toward Zweisimmen
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BLS | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | BOB |
toward Lauterbrunnen
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| Terminus | BOB |
toward Grindelwald
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| Terminus | Zentralbahn |
Brienz
toward Luzern
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| Terminus | Zentralbahn |
Riggenberg
toward Meiringen
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toward Basel SBB
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Terminus |