Obergesteln railway station (German: Bahnhof Obergesteln), is a railway station in the locality of Obergesteln, within the municipality of Obergoms, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.
Obergesteln | |||||||||||
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 The station in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Obergoms Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°30′47″N 8°19′34″E / 46.51306°N 8.32611°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Furka Oberalp line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.0 kilometres (24.2 mi) from Brig Bahnhofplatz | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501662 (OBGE) | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 250 per weekday[1] (MGB) | ||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Obergesteln:[2]
References
edit- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Obergoms, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Visp - Brig - Oberwald - Andermatt - Göschenen" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Obergesteln railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Obergesteln railway station – SBB
