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°ECoordinates: 46°38′13″N 08°35′37″E / 46.63694°N 8.59361°E |
| 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 |
| Electrified |
12 July 1917 (1,200 V DC) 29 May 1941 (11 kV AC) |
| Location | |
  Andermatt Location within Switzerland | |
Andermatt railway station is a railway station and junction on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), serving the town and municipality of Andermatt, in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station 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 short branch line, the Schöllenenbahn, between Andermatt and Göschenen, at the northern end of the standard gauge Gotthard Rail Tunnel.
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).
The station currently has three platforms in use.
Services
On each of the three lines serving Andermatt, the MGB operates regional services at hourly intervals, terminating in Andermatt but connecting with each other in the station.[1]
The through Glacier Express trains stop also at Andermatt on their tourist-oriented route from Zermatt to St Moritz. Several trains run in each direction every day[2]
Additionally, during the winter closure of the Oberalp pass road, the MGB operates frequent car shuttle trains between Andermatt and Sedrun, via the Oberalp Pass.[3][4]
| Preceding station | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Zermatt | Glacier Express Swiss timetable 144 | |||
toward Visp | Regional services Swiss timetable 142 | Terminus |
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| Terminus | Regional services Swiss timetable 143 | toward Disentis/Mustér |
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| Terminus | Oberalp car shuttle train Swiss timetable 1983 | Terminus |
See also
References
Notes
Further reading
- Moser, Beat; Börret, Ralph; Küstner, Thomas (2005). Glacier Express: Von St. Moritz nach Zermatt (in German). Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 3-89610-057-2.
- Moser, Beat; Jossi, Urs (2007). MGB Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (in German). 2. Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 978-3-89610-175-4.
- "Official timetable of Switzerland". Bundesamt für Verkehr. (in English)