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13-404: Construction began in 1907 and suffered delays by several severe accidents. The tunnel is a single bore twin track. The BLS AG company offers a car transport service through the tunnel, between Kandersteg station and Goppenstein station , for accompanied vehicles. The journey time of approximately 20 minutes, passengers remain in their cars in open sided car transport vehicles. At peak times,

26-569: Is a lake just north of the Alps , in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . It has a length of about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), a width of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and a maximum depth of 260 metres (850 ft). Its area is 29.8 square kilometres (11.5 sq mi); the surface is 564 metres (1,850 ft) above the sea-level. It is fed, among others, by the upper reaches of the Aare at its eastern end,

39-481: Is a Swiss railway company created by the 2006 merger of BLS Lötschbergbahn and Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG . Its ownership is divided, with 55.8% of it owned by the canton of Berne , and 21.7% by the Swiss Confederation . It has two main business fields: passenger traffic and infrastructure. BLS has a subsidiary— BLS Cargo —which is responsible for all freight operations. BLS Cargo works in cooperation with

52-415: Is part of the 449 km of infrastructure owned and operated by BLS AG. The Lötschberg base tunnel was built by a wholly owned subsidiary, BLS AlpTransit AG . By mid-2007 this company handed over the base tunnel to BLS AG. In 2009 this company was renamed BLS Netz AG and the entire BLS infrastructure passed over to this company which is mainly owned by the Swiss Confederation , which has paid for most of

65-719: The Giessbach at its southern shore from steep, forested and rocky hills of the high Faulhorn and Schwarzhoren more than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above the lake, as well as by both headwaters of the Lütschine , the Schwarze Lütschine (Black Lütschine) flowing from Grindelwald , and the Weisse Lütschine (White Lütschine) from the Lauterbrunnen Valley , at its southwestern corner. Not far north from Lütschine's inflow,

78-619: The December 2023 timetable change, BLS operates the following services: BLS Busland operates a fleet of 36 buses over a network that complements the passenger train services. The bus fleet comprises: BLS owns and operates steamers on Lake Brienz and Lake Thun under the BLS Navigation brand. These steamers utilise the Interlaken and Thun ship canals. Lake Brienz Lake Brienz ( German : Brienzersee )

91-613: The car transport service operates in each direction every 7½ minutes. The new Lötschberg Base Tunnel , opened on June 15, 2007, has been constructed some 400 m (1,312 ft) below the level of the current Lötschberg Tunnel as part of the NRLA (New Railway Link through the Alps) project. [REDACTED] Media related to Lötschberg rail Tunnel at Wikimedia Commons 46°25′49″N 7°43′5″E  /  46.43028°N 7.71806°E  / 46.43028; 7.71806 BLS AG BLS AG

104-471: The freight subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn , Railion . However, the staff, apart from management and sales, is employed by BLS AG. Part of the BLS locomotive fleet is owned by BLS Cargo. Another subsidiary, BLS Fernverkehr AG , is responsible for long-distance passenger transport. BLS Fernverkehr AG is wholly owned by BLS AG. In 2007 the new, 34.6-kilometre-long (21.5 mi) Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened, which

117-595: The lake drains into a further stretch of the Aare at its western end. The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is the Finsteraarhorn at 4,274 metres above sea level. The village of Brienz , from which the lake takes its name, lies on the northern shore to its eastern end. In the west, the lake is terminated by the Bödeli , a tongue of land that separates it from neighbouring Lake Thun . The village of Bönigen occupies

130-494: The lake frontage of the Bödeli, whilst the larger resort town of Interlaken lies on the reach of the Aare between the two lakes. The village of Iseltwald lies on the south shore, whilst the villages of Ringgenberg , Niederried and Oberried are on the north shore. The lake is poor in nutrients, and thus fishing is not very important. Nevertheless, in 2001 10,000 kg of fish were caught. There have been passenger ships on

143-454: The lake since 1839, and currently there are five passenger ships on the lake. The ships are operated by BLS AG , the local railway company, and link Interlaken Ost railway station , which they access using a 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) long navigable stretch of the Aare, with Brienz and other lakeside settlements. The ships also connect to the Giessbachbahn , a funicular which climbs up to

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156-521: The merger, BLS has been the exclusive operator of the standard gauge part of the S-Bahn Bern . This includes open access services over Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and STB Sensetalbahn tracks. Since December 2007 BLS offers a new RegioExpress (RE) service over the old Lötschberg route while the SBB-operated InterCity (IC), and EuroCity (EC) trains use the new Lötschberg tunnel. As of

169-601: The recent investments. BLS AG owns or operates on the following railway lines: Also see Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway#Locomotives and multiple units BLS Cargo has the following rolling stock. In 2010, 28 Stadler KISS EMUs were ordered; the first was delivered in March 2012. As of 2012 , BLS was planning to spend around 1·2bn SFr on new rolling stock by 2025, building a more standardised fleet with fewer different types of train. In 2017, 58 Stadler FLIRT EMUs were ordered, expected to enter service between 2021 and 2026. Since

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