Fiesch railway station
| Fiesch | |
 | |
|---|---|
| A Zermatt-bound Glacier Express at Fiesch. | |
| Location | |
| Address | Bahnhofstrasse 3984 Fiesch |
| Municipality | Fiesch |
| District | Goms |
| Canton | Valais |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°24′12″N 08°07′56″E / 46.40333°N 8.13222°ECoordinates: 46°24′12″N 08°07′56″E / 46.40333°N 8.13222°E |
| Line(s) | Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) |
| Distance | 17.27 km (10.73 mi) from Brig |
| Elevation | 1,062.2 m (3,485 ft) |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1 July 1914 |
| Electrified | 13 November 1941 |
| Line ops | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn |
| Connections | |
 | Postauto Local buses |
| Location map | |
  Fiesch railway station Fiesch railway station (Switzerland)
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Fiesch railway station is a metre gauge station serving the municipality of Fiesch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station forms part of the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via Furka Base Tunnel, 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).
Rail services to Fiesch
Every day, at least one Glacier Express train, operated at this point by the MGB, calls at Fiesch in each direction. In summer, several other Glacier Expresses pass through Fiesch without stopping.[1]
The MGB also operates regional services from Visp via Brig and Oberwald to Andermatt and beyond,[2] at hourly intervals.
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn services
- Glacier Express - at least once daily
- Regional services - 1tph
| Preceding station | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Zermatt |
Glacier Express Swiss timetable 144 |
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Fiesch Sport- & Feriencenter
toward Visp |
Regional services Swiss timetable 142 |
Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation
toward Göschenen |
See also
- Glacier Express
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Furka Oberalp Bahn
References
Notes
Further reading
- Moser, Beat; Börret, Ralph; Küstner, Thomas (2005). Glacier Express: Von St. Moritz nach Zermatt. Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 3-89610-057-2. (German)
- Moser, Beat; Jossi, Urs (2007). MGB Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 2. Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 978-3-89610-175-4. (German)
- "Official timetable of Switzerland". Bundesamt für Verkehr. (English)
External links
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (German)
- Official timetable of Switzerland (English)