| Oberwald | |
| The Oberwald station building | |
| Location | |
| Address | Furkastrasse 3999 Obergoms |
| Municipality | Obergoms |
| District | Goms |
| Canton | Valais |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Line(s) | Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway |
| Distance | 41.33 km (25.68 mi) from Brig |
| Elevation | 1,365.9 m (4,481 ft) |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1 July 1914 |
| Electrified | 13 November 1941 |
| Line ops | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway |
| Connections | |
| Postauto Local buses |
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Oberwald railway station
Oberwald railway station (Switzerland)
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Oberwald railway station is a metre gauge station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Since 1 January 2003, the FO has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the FO and the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ).
At ceremony held on 12 August 2010, Oberwald station also became a station on the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB), a heritage railway operating in summer over the FO section that was replaced by the Furka Base Tunnel in 1982.[1] The portion of the DFB between Oberwald and Gletsch was formally reopened that day, following the driving of a gold spike at a ceremony on 18 June 2010 to mark the physical reconnection of that portion of the line.[2] Scheduled DFB services commenced on 13 August 2010.[3]
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Every day, several Glacier Express trains, which are operated at this point by the MGB, call at Oberwald, on their journey between Zermatt and either St.Moritz or Davos Platz.[4]
The MGB also operates regional services from Visp via Brig and Oberwald to Andermatt and beyond,[5] at hourly intervals.
Additionally, the MGB operates frequent car shuttle trains through the Furka Base Tunnel between Oberwald and Realp in Uri.[6]
DFB heritage train services operate only between June and October.[7]
| Preceding station | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Zermatt
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Glacier Express Swiss timetable 144 |
toward St. Moritz/Davos Platz
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Obergesteln
toward Visp
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Regional services Swiss timetable 142 |
toward Göschenen
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| Terminus | Furka car shuttle train Swiss timetable 1982 |
Terminus
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| Preceding station | Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Heritage railway Operated by steam engines |
toward Realp DFB
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