Erstfeld railway station (German: Bahnhof Erstfeld) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Erstfeld. The station is situated on the original line of the Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The original line, and the newer line through the Gotthard Base Tunnel meet at a junction some 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of, and downhill from, Erstfield station. Most trains on the Gotthard route now use the base tunnel and therefore do not pass through the station.[1][4]
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| Location | Erstfeld Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°49′13.235″N 8°39′1.559″E / 46.82034306°N 8.65043306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gotthard line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.6 km (25.8 mi) from Immensee[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Auto AG Uri bus lines[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,300 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A motive power depot at Erstfeld station houses rolling stock needed for the Gotthard route, and especially for banking service. A Ce 6/8 "crocodile" serves as a memorial for the legendary Gotthard locomotives.[citation needed]
Layout edit
Erstfeld has a side platform with a single track (No. 1) and an island platform with two tracks (Nos. 2 and 4).[5]
Services edit
As of the December 2020 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Erstfeld:[6]
- InterRegio: hourly service between Locarno and Arth-Goldau; trains continue to Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
- Zug Stadtbahn S2: hourly service to Baar Lindenpark.
References edit
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Linienplan" (PDF). Auto AG Uri. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Stop: platform length (body)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Luzern - Küssnacht am Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Göschenen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Erstfeld railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Erstfeld railway station – SBB
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