Interlaken Ost railway station

Ships of the BLS-owned fleet on Lake Brienz serve a quay at Interlaken Ost, which they access via a navigable reach of the Aar river.

Initially this line was unconnected to the rest of the Swiss railway system, and merely served as a link between the steamships on both lakes.

[6][7] In 1890, the metre gauge Berner Oberland railway opened, adopting Interlaken Zollhaus as the terminus of its route to the tourist destinations of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald.

By 1916 the Brünig railway had reached Interlaken Ost from Brienz, and, together an earlier extension at its eastern end, provided a through rail route to Lucerne.

[7] Standard gauge passenger service between Interlaken Ost and Bönigen ceased in 1969, although much of the line still exists in order to provide access to the BLS workshops as described above.

A BOB train at Interlaken Ost, note the former brown / cream livery
The station seen from the east. The BOB line curves in from the left, serving the leftmost platforms. The Brünig line arrives from the right and serves the central platforms. The Thunersee line arrives from the far end of the station, and serves the rightmost platforms.