Ausserberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ausserberg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is some 900 metres (3,000 ft) from the centre of Trogdorf, the main village of Ausserberg.[4]
Ausserberg | ||||||||||||||||
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 The station building in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse, Ausserberg, Canton of Valais Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°18′45″N 7°50′34″E / 46.312464°N 7.842822°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 932 m (3,058 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lötschberg line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto AG bus service [1][2] | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | AB | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 160 per weekday[3] (BLS) | |||||||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Ausserberg:[5][6]
- RegioExpress:
- hourly service to Bern and Brig, with most trains continuing from Brig to Domodossola.
- daily service on weekends during the high season to Biel/Bienne and Brig.
A connecting PostAuto bus service links the station with Trogdorf village, Baltschieder and Visp.[1][2]
Hiking
editAusserberg station is an intermediate point of the Lötschberg South Ramp walking trail, which parallels the south ramp of the Lötschberg railway as it descends the northern flank of the Rhone valley into Brig. The walk covers the 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone valley.[7][8]
Gallery
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Looking east from the station -
Looking west from the station
References
edit- ^ a b "Liniennetz Visp und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto AG. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Visp–Ausserberg" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ausserberg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Ausserberg" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Lötschberger-Südrampe" (PDF). BLS AG. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
External links
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Media related to Ausserberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Ausserberg railway station – SBB
