Ins railway station

Railway station in Ins, Switzerland

Ins

The station building in 2018

General information
Location| Ins
Switzerland
Coordinates| 46°59′59.392″N 7°5′58.420″E﻿ / ﻿46.99983111°N 7.09956111°E﻿ / 46.99983111; 7.09956111
Elevation| 436 m (1,430 ft)
Owned by| BLS AG
Line(s)|

* Bern–Neuchâtel line
* Biel–Täuffelen–Ins line
* Fribourg–Ins line

Distance|

* 32.2 km (20.0 mi) from Fribourg/Freiburg
* 29.8 km (18.5 mi) from Bern

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Platforms|

* 3 side platforms
* 1 island platform

Tracks| 5
Train operators|

* Aare Seeland mobil
* BLS AG
* Transports publics Fribourgeois

Connections| PostAuto AG buses[2]
Construction
Parking| Yes (145 spaces)
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| 8504483 (INS)
Fare zone|

* 55 (frimobil [de])[3]
* 696 (Libero)[4]

Passengers
2023| 2'600 per weekday[5] (BLS, TPF (excluding asm))
Services
| Preceding station  |  BLS | Following station

|
|

Neuchâtel

towards La Chaux-de-Fonds

|  | IR 66 |  | Kerzers

towards Bern

Marin-Epagnier

One-way operation

|  | IR 66

Rush-hour service

|  | Müntschemier

towards Bern

Neuchâtel

Terminus

| Kerzers

One-way operation

Preceding station  |  RER Fribourg | Following station
Marin-Epagnier

towards Neuchâtel

|  | S20 |  | Sugiez

towards Fribourg/Freiburg

| S21 |
Preceding station  |  Bern S-Bahn | Following station
Gampelen

towards Neuchâtel

|  | S5 |  | Müntschemier

towards Bern

Terminus |  | S52 |
Preceding station  |  Aare Seeland mobil | Following station
Terminus |  | S37 |  | Ins Dorf

towards Biel/Bienne

Location

Ins railway station (German: Bahnhof Ins); (French: Gare d'Anet) is a railway station in the municipality of Ins, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located at the junction of standard gauge Bern–Neuchâtel line of BLS AG and the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins line of Swiss Federal Railways. Aare Seeland mobil also serves the station on its 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Biel–Täuffelen–Ins line.[1]

## Services

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As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Ins:[6][7][8][9]

* InterRegio:
* : hourly service between La Chaux-de-Fonds and Bern.
* : rush-hour service between Neuchâtel and Bern.

* S37: half-hourly or hourly service to Biel/Bienne.
* RER Fribourg S20 / S21: half-hourly service between Neuchâtel and Fribourg/Freiburg.
* Bern S-Bahn:
* S5: hourly service between Neuchâtel and Bern.
* S52: rush-hour service to Bern.

## References

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1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18\. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. ^ "Liniennetz Bielersee Plan du réseau Lac de Bienne" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
3. ^ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
4. ^ "Zonenplan Plan des Zones" (PDF) (in German and French). Libero. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
5. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ins, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
6. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Kerzers - Bern (S-Bahn Bern, Linien S5, S51, S52)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
7. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg (RER Fribourg | Freiburg, Lignes S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
8. ^ "Biel/Bienne - Täuffelen - Ins (S37)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
9. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Ins" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to Ins railway station at Wikimedia Commons
* Ins railway station – SBB