 The new line, which had been built as double track, was put into operation on 20 May 1912.The old line ran from the points at the western approach to the carriage sidings at Wylerfeld, continuing south of the grosse Allmend to Ostermundigen.With the opening of the Lötschberg mountain railway in 1913, the line gained importance as a feeder to the Simplon Railway for transit traffic to Italy.