History

On 31 March 1911, the miners broke through the Lötschberg Tunnel. Just over two years later, the first train passed through this pioneering structure. More than 100 years later, the Lötschberg route is one of the key rail transit axes through the Alps. And BLS Ltd has evolved from an Alpine railway into an operator of suburban rail services.

More than 180 years ago, courageous pioneers revolutionised the waterways of the Bernese Oberland. Navigation on Lake Thun and Lake Brienz connected the local population with the rest of the world and laid the foundations for modern tourism in the Bernese Oberland.