Erstfeld railway station
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 Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Base Tunnel.[1][2]
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 The station building in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Erstfeld Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°49′13.235″N 8°39′1.559″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gotthard line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Erstfeld Location within Switzerland  Erstfeld Erstfeld (Canton of Uri) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Services
The following services stop at Erstfeld:[3]
- InterRegio: hourly service to Arth-Goldau, with trains continuing to Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof. On weekends and holidays trains continue from Erstfeld to Airolo.
- RegioExpress: hourly service to Bellinzona, with most trains continuing to Milano Centrale.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- "Luzern - Rotkreuz - Arth-Goldau - Erstfeld" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
External links
- Erstfeld railway station – SBB
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