Faulensee railway station

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Faulensee
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The station building in 2018
General information
Location Spiez
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°40′26″N7°41′53″E / 46.67389°N 7.69806°E / 46.67389; 7.69806
Owned by BLS AG
Line(s) Lake Thun line
Distance11.9 km (7.4 mi) from Thun [1]
Connections PostAuto Schweiz buses [2]
Other information
Fare zone720 (Libero) [3]
Location
Faulensee railway station

Faulensee railway station (German : Bahnhof Faulensee) is a closed railway station in the municipality of Spiez, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Lake Thun line. [1] Direct rail service ended with the 2020 timetable change and was replaced with regular bus service between Spiez and Interlaken. [4]

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References

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  2. "Liniennetz Thun und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. "Bus wird ab Dezember 2020 den Zug ersetzen". Jungfrau Zeitung (in German). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.