Bottlenecks occur time and again at the Bern railway junction, which have an impact on all long-distance traffic in Switzerland. With the Federal Expansion Plan 2025 (AS25), such bottlenecks will be eliminated and rail operations in Switzerland will be further optimised: There will be more stable and more connections between Bern and Zurich, a half-hourly service to Lucerne and Neuch\u00e2tel, and more trains on the Bern-Thun line. In future, there will be an S-Bahn train every quarter of an hour between Bern and M\u00fcnsingen, and there will also be more connections between Bern and Burgdorf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Various projects planned <\/strong> The new Europaplatz Nord stop also includes a new pedestrian subway for the city of Bern. A separate planning approval procedure will be submitted later to the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) for the west end of Bern station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Construction work will take twelve years <\/strong> In February 2023, SBB submitted the dossier for the planning approval procedure to the Federal Office of Transport. The public consultation will take place in Bern from 15 May 2023 to 13 June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As things stand today, the estimated costs for the “Bern West service enhancement” amount to around CHF 750 million (+\/- 10%). The project will be financed through the federal government’s extension step 2025 (AS25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information room opens its doors <\/strong>
Five sub-projects are planned for the overall AS25 project “Performance improvement Bern West”:
– the Holligen disentanglement with the 1.7 km long new Holligentunnel
– the Aebimatt stabling facility
– the west end of Bern railway station
– the Europaplatz Nord stop
– the Steigerhubel passerelle for pedestrian and bicycle traffic <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2025. The new station with the project name Europaplatz Nord will go into operation in 2028 and will thus replace the existing St\u00f6ckacker stop located a few hundred metres to the west. Passengers are expected to travel through the Holligentunnel for the first time in 2034. As things stand today, it will take until 2036 for the entire project to be completed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An information room will be open during the planning period so that residents and interested parties can obtain comprehensive information about the project. It is located in the BLS building at St\u00f6ckackerstrasse 25 in 3018 Bern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n