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Fiesch railway station

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 (2003-01-01), 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).

Fiesch
The new railway station
General information
LocationBahnhofstrasse
Fiesch
Switzerland
Coordinates46°24′11.27″N 8°7′57.51″E / 46.4031306°N 8.1326417°E / 46.4031306; 8.1326417
Elevation1,062.2 m (3,485 ft)
Owned byMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)Furka Oberalp line
Train operatorsMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
ConnectionsPostauto and local buses
History
Opened1 July 1914 (1914-07-01)
Services
Location
Fiesch
Location within Switzerland

The railway station was moved in 2019 and completely renewed. It now includes the lower end of the Fiesch - Fiescheralp gondola, further connected to the Eggishorn.[1]

Services edit

The following services stop at Fiesch:[2]

The long-distance Glacier Express passes through Fiesch without stopping; the Glacier Express ceased stopping at Fiesch in late 2018.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Fiesch railway station on the Swiss National Map
  2. ^ "Visp - Brig - Oberwald - Andermatt - Göschenen" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Glacier Express" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

Further reading edit

  • 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). Vol. 2. Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 978-3-89610-175-4.
  • . Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2010-07-15. (in English)

External links edit

  •   Media related to Fiesch railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Media related to Fiesch railway station (old location) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Fiesch railway station – SBB
  • Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn


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