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Matten bei Interlaken railway station (German: Haltestelle Matten bei Interlaken) is a railway station in the municipality of Matten bei Interlaken, in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station was opened in December 2023.

History

In June 2020, plans were submitted for a new stop on the Berner Oberland Bahn line between Interlaken and Wilderswil. By September 2022, plans were approved including a station and park and ride facility to be constructed next to the former Interlaken Airport site. Two months later, ground was broken on the new stop and by April 2023, the new switches were installed for train traffic to be accepted which resulted in the line being closed between Interlaken and Grindelwald.

The facility officially opened on 9th December 2023, with timetabled passenger services beginning the following day. The entire project cost 19.5m CHF.

Facilities

The station features two 260m platforms, alongside a reception building which is divided into a public section (waiting room and toilet facilities) and a technical and storage section (2 technical rooms, cleaning room and storage rooms). There is also a large park and ride facility with parking for 207 vehicles.

Services

The following services stop at Matten b Interlaken:

• Regio:
  • half-hourly service between Interlaken Ost and Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald and Grindelwald Terminal; trains operate combined between Interlaken Ost and Zweilütschinen.

References

1. "Zonenplan" (PDF). Libero.
2. "haltestelle matten". lichtform.ch (in German).
3. "Pl_51-1011_Übersichtsplan_1-2000" (PDF). Kanton Bern (in German).
4. "Ende 2023 hat Matten eine Bahnstation mit Parkplätzen". bernerzeitung.ch (in German).
5. "Groundbreaking ceremony for new Stop of Bernese Oberland Railway BOB and Park+Ride Matten has taken place". jungfrau.ch.
6. "Ersatzbusse zwischen Interlaken Ost und Grindelwald". platformj.ch (in German).
7. "Train stop Park+Ride Matten bei Interlaken open and Wengen Shuttle operational". jungfrau.ch.
8. "Factsheet BOB-Haltestelle Matten bei Interlaken / Park+Ride" (PDF). jungfrau.ch (in German).
9. "Zusatzzüge, neue Haltestelle und ein Shuttle". platformj.ch (in German).
10. "Wengen-Shuttle eingeweiht und neue Haltestelle mit Park+Ride bei Interlaken eröffnet". baerntoday.ch (in German).
11. "BOB Haltest. Matten b. I. und P+R". dimx.ch (in German).
12. "Station Matten bei Interlaken". jungfrau.ch.
13. "311" (PDF). oev-info.ch (in German).
14. "312" (PDF). oev-info.ch (in German).

External links

• Matten bei Interlaken railway station – SBB
• Timetables (in German)

• Railway stations in the canton of Bern
• Bernese Oberland Railway stations
• Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 2023