Rigi Staffel railway station is a railway station at 1,604 m (5,262 ft) on Rigi at the junction of the rack railways Arth–Rigi railway and Vitznau–Rigi railway, just below the terminus Rigi Kulm. It is located in the municipality of Arth, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.[1]
Rigi Staffel | ||||||||||||
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 Station in winter (2009) | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Staffelhöheweg Arth Switzerland | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°3′14″N 8°28′26″E / 47.05389°N 8.47389°E | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,604 m (5,262 ft) | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Rigi Railways (since 1992), Arth–Rigi Bahn (1873–1992) | |||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Train operators | Rigi Railways | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | |||||||||||
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Layout
editRigi Staffel has two side platforms and two tracks, one serving the Arth–Rigi line and one serving the Vitznau–Rigi line.[2]
Services
editAs of the December 2022 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Rigi Staffel:[3][4]
- Regio: hourly service to Rigi Kulm, Vitznau, and Arth-Goldau RB.
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Trafimage Webkarten". maps.trafimage.ch. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Arth–Goldau - Rigi" (PDF) (in German). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Vitznau - Rigi" (PDF) (in German). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
External links
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Media related to Rigi Staffel railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rigi Staffel railway station – SBB
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