Erstfeld railway station
Erstfeld railway station (German: Bahnhof Erstfeld) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Erstfeld. The station is situated on the Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Base Tunnel.[1][4]
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| Location | Erstfeld Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°49′13.235″N 8°39′1.559″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gotthard line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.6 km (25.8 mi) from Immensee[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Auto AG Uri bus lines[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,300 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A motive power depot at Erstfeld station houses rolling stock needed for the Gotthard route, and especially for banking service. A Ce 6/8 "crocodile" serves as a memorial for the legendary Gotthard locomotives.
Services
As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Erstfeld:[5]
- InterRegio: hourly service between Locarno and Arth-Goldau; trains continue to Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
- Zug Stadtbahn S2: hourly service to Baar Lindenpark.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Linienplan" (PDF). Auto AG Uri. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- "Luzern - Küssnacht am Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Göschenen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
Media related to Erstfeld train station at Wikimedia Commons- Erstfeld railway station – SBB
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