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Fiesch railway station

Coordinates: 46°24′11.27″N 8°7′57.51″E / 46.4031306°N 8.1326417°E / 46.4031306; 8.1326417
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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 m (3,484 ft)
Owned byMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)Furka Oberalp line
Distance17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) from Brig Bahnhofplatz
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
ConnectionsPostAuto AG buses[1]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501672 (FIE)
History
Opened1 July 1914 (1914-07-01)
Passengers
20231'500 per weekday[2] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station
Fiesch Feriendorf
towards Visp
R 43 Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation
towards Andermatt
Fiesch Feriendorf
towards Zermatt
RE 42 Terminus
Location
Map

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).

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.[3]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Fiesch:[4]

The long-distance Glacier Express passes through Fiesch without stopping; the Glacier Express ceased stopping at Fiesch in late 2018.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Liniennetz Fiesch und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Fiesch, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  3. ^ Fiesch railway station on the Swiss National Map
  4. ^ "Visp - Brig - Oberwald - Andermatt - Göschenen" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Glacier Express" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

Further reading

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  • 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.
  • "Official timetable of Switzerland". Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2010-07-15. (in English)
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