Bern is a Swiss Federal Railways station

Train station

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 in Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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It is the nearest station to the University of Bern in the Länggasse quarter. There is a shuttle bus to Bern Airport

Bern Airport

Bern-Belp Airport is an airport serving Bern in Switzerland. The airport is within the town limits of Belp, and it is often known simply as Belp Airport....

 from the station. Its IATA Airport Code

IATA airport code

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 is ZDJ as American Airlines

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 codeshares on the Swiss Federal Railways service from Zurich International Airport

Zürich International Airport

Zurich Airport also called Kloten Airport, is located in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, and managed by Flughafen Zürich AG. It is Switzerland's largest international flight gateway and hub to Swiss International Air Lines. It is partially in Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel and Opfikon...

 in Zürich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

 to Bern Rail Station. The station is also served by TGV

TGV

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, ICE

Ice

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 and Cisalpino

Cisalpino

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 trains. The station is on the Olten–Lausanne line (known as the Mittellandlinie in German) and near the end of the Lötschberg line.

The station has recently (up to December 2003) been renovated and partially redesigned. It now contains Rail City, a shopping center open longer than the other shops in town, and over the weekend. This is possible as the shop opening laws of the city of Bern do not apply on Swiss Federal Railway property.