Andermatt railway station

Andermatt

A regional train at Andermatt station
Location Bahnhofstrasse 2
6490 Andermatt
Uri
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°38′13″N 08°35′37″E / 46.63694°N 8.59361°E / 46.63694; 8.59361Coordinates: 46°38′13″N 08°35′37″E / 46.63694°N 8.59361°E / 46.63694; 8.59361
Elevation 1,435.7 m (4,710 ft)
Owned by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s) Brig - Disentis/Mustér
Distance 67.94 km (42.22 mi)
from Brig
Platforms 3
History
Opened 12 July 1917 (1917-07-12)
Electrified 12 July 1917 (1917-07-12) (1,200 V DC)
29 May 1941 (1941-05-29) (11 kV AC)
Location
Andermatt
Location within Switzerland

Andermatt railway station is an important railway junction on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO). It serves the municipality of Andermatt, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Since 2003, the FO, including Andermatt station and the lines and trains serving it, has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB).

Andermatt is connected, via the Furka Pass, with Brig and Visp in the Canton of Valais, and, via the Oberalp Pass, with the western terminus of the Rhaetian Railway at Disentis/Mustér, in the Canton of Graubünden. There is also a very short branch line, the Schöllenenbahn, between Andermatt and Göschenen, at the northern end of the standard gauge Gotthard Rail Tunnel.

The station currently has three platforms in use.

Rail services to Andermatt

Every day, several Glacier Express trains stop at Andermatt in each direction.[1]

On each of the lines serving Andermatt, the MGB also operates regional services at hourly intervals.[2] Additionally, the MGB operates frequent car shuttle trains between Andermatt and Sedrun, via the Oberalp Pass.[3]

Preceding station   Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn   Following station
toward Zermatt
Glacier Express
Swiss timetable 144
toward Visp
Regional services
Swiss timetable 142
Terminus
TerminusRegional services
Swiss timetable 143
TerminusOberalp car shuttle train
Swiss timetable 1983
Terminus

See also

References

Notes

  1. Swiss timetable 144.
  2. Swiss timetables 142 and 143.
  3. Swiss timetable 1983.

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