Charter trains
RBDe 565 – commuter train with railcar
RBDe 565 commuter trains have been moving passengers for more than 40 years.
These trains usually operate with a low-floor “Jumbo” intermediate carriage that enables ground-level entry and exit. The commuter trains have a top speed of 125 km/h. Depending on the arrangement used, they can offer seating for between 191 and 387 passengers. In addition, up to three commuter trains can be linked to seat a maximum of 573 to 1,161 passengers.
During 2023, these vehicles will partly be on the road in a different composition, e.g. without high-floor and double jumbo intermediate cars.
- 191–387 Number of seats max. 3 trains = 1,161 seats
- Suitable for serving refreshments Special catering train
- 5.65 MB Technical drawings
General information RBDe 565 – commuter train with railcar
- 21 Quantity
- 721–729, 731–742 Numbers
- 1982–1992 Put into service
3 sections with 1 JUMBO intermediate carriage Technical data, features
Technical data
- 5 Number of carriages 3 sections with 1 JUMBO intermediate carriage
- 90.0 m Length
- 154.0 t Weight
- 1,650 kW Power output
- 125 km/h Maximum speed
Seating
- 31 Seats (first class)
- 226 Seats (second class)
- 2 Folding seats (second class)
- 32 Standing room (second class) No circulation areas, 3 people per m2
- – Wheelchair spaces (first class)
- 1 Wheelchair spaces (second class)
- 4 Bicycle spaces
Features
- 1 Low-floor entrance with sliding step
- Partially Air conditioning
- Yes Heating
- Yes Passenger information on the train visual
- Yes Passenger information in the train visual and acoustic
- 1 WC wheelchair-accessible
- No Baby changing facilities in WC
- Yes Video surveillance
- No Power sockets for electronic devices First and second class
- Carpet Flooring (first class)
- Rubber Flooring (second class)
- Yes Rubbish bin at seats
- No Newspaper collection box
4 sections with 2 JUMBO intermediate carriages Technical data, features
Technical data
- 7 Number of carriages 4 sections with 2 JUMBO intermediate carriages
- 129.0 m Length
- 212.0 t Weight
- 1,650 kW Power output
- 125 km/h Maximum speed
Seating
- 31 Seats (first class)
- 356 Seats (second class)
- 4 Folding seats (second class)
- 54 Standing room (second class)
- – Wheelchair spaces (first class)
- 2 Wheelchair spaces (second class)
- 12 Bicycle spaces
Features
- 1 Low-floor entrance with sliding step
- Partially Air conditioning
- Yes Heating
- Yes Passenger information on the train visual
- Yes Passenger information in the train visual and acoustic
- 2 WC wheelchair-accessible
- No Baby changing facilities in WC
- Yes Video surveillance
- No Power sockets for electronic devices First and second class
- Carpet Flooring (first class)
- Rubber Flooring (second class)
- Yes Rubbish bin at seats
- No Newspaper collection box
Given names
- No. 731 – “Bümpliz/Holligen”
- No. 732 – “Erlenbach i.S”
- No. 733 – “Boltigen”
- No. 734 – “Ins/Anet”
- No. 735 – “Belp”
- No. 736 – “Toffen”
- No. 737 – “Ferenbalm/Mühleberg”
- No. 738 – “Kerzers/Ried”
- No. 740 – “Uetendorf”
- No. 741 – “Marin-Epagnier”
- No. 742 – “St. Blaise”
Current use daily on the following lines
RBDe 565 commuter trains are used on Bern S-Bahn lines and several Regio, IR and RegioExpress lines.
3 sections with 1 JUMBO intermediate carriage
- S1 Thun-Münsingen-Bern-Fribourg/Freiburg Additional train
- S1 Thun-Münsingen-Bern-Fribourg/Freiburg Additional train
- S51 Bern-Bern Brünnen Westside
- S52 Bern–Kerzers (–Ins–Neuchâtel)
- RE Interlaken East-Spiez-Zweisimmen Additional train
- RE Spiez–Interlaken East
- RE Interlaken East-Spiez-Zweisimmen Additional train
- IR66 Bern-Neuchâtel-La Chaux-de-Fonds Additional train
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