It is the first station east of Bern and is an intermediate stop on multiple railway lines.

[1] Bern Wankdorf is an example of a keilbahnhof; the various lines converge west of the station, and it has separate north and south platforms.

[5] The station was expanded between 2016–2023 as part of the Wylerfeld "unbundling" project (German: Entflechtung Wylerfeld), which created a new flying junction for the Bern–Thun line directly west of the station.

Another station platform and track were built to accommodate planned additional service, with room for yet another track on the south side of the station.

[6] As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Bern Wankdorf:[7]