Kriens Mattenhof railway station

Kriens Mattenhof

Entry to the new tunnel from Kriens Mattenhof station
Location Horwerstrasse
Kriens, Lucerne
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°01′36″N 8°18′08″E / 47.026654°N 8.302177°E / 47.026654; 8.302177Coordinates: 47°01′36″N 8°18′08″E / 47.026654°N 8.302177°E / 47.026654; 8.302177
Operated by Zentralbahn
Line(s) Brünig line (Zentralbahn)
Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line (Zentralbahn)
Location
Kriens Mattenhof
Location within Switzerland

Kriens Mattenhof is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Kriens in the canton of Lucerne. It is on the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn railway company, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and is also used by trains of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line.[1][2]

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3][4]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Zentralbahn Lucerne S-Bahn
Line S4 		Lucerne - Lucerne Allmend/Messe - Kriens Mattenhof - Horw - Hergiswil Matt - Hergiswil - Stansstad - Stans - Dallenwil - Wolfenschiessen 2 per hour
1 per hour		 > Stans
Wolfenschiessen
Zentralbahn Lucerne S-Bahn
Line S5 		Lucerne - Kriens Mattenhof - Horw - Hergiswil Matt - Hergiswil - Alpnachstad - Alpnach Dorf - Sarnen - Sachseln - Ewil Maxon - Giswil 2 per hour

Immediately to the north of Kriens Mattenhof station, the railway enters a tunnel as far as the approaches to Lucerne station, calling at the underground Lucerne Allmend/Messe station on the way. This tunnel opened in November 2012, replacing a less direct surface alignment.[5]

References

  1. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ↑ "Luzern–Brünig–Interlaken" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Luzern–Stans–Engelberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Ausbau Zentralbahn" [Zentralbahn Expansion] (in German). Retrieved 2013-01-15.

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