Eggerberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Eggerberg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is adjacent to Eggerberg village.[4]
Eggerberg | ||||||||||||||||
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 A train passing by the station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse, Eggerberg, Canton of Valais Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°18′24″N 7°52′52″E / 46.306546°N 7.881162°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 853 m (2,799 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lötschberg line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto AG bus service [1][2] | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | EB | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 60 per weekday[3] (BLS) | |||||||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Eggerberg:[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 and village with Finnen, Eggen, Baltschieder and Visp.[1][2]
Hiking
editEggerberg 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Liniennetz Visp und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto AG. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Visp - Eggerberg - Eggen - Finnen" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Eggerberg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Eggerberg" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Lötschberger-Südrampe" (PDF). BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
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Media related to Eggerberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Eggerberg railway station – SBB
