Lalden is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Lalden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG. The station lies some 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the village centre of Lalden, and is about 150 metres (490 ft) higher.[2] The station is closed until December 2024 because of track work on the railway line.[3]
Lalden | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Lalden, Canton of Valais Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°18′05″N 7°54′31″E / 46.30144°N 7.90852°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 801 m (2,628 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | BLS AG | ||||||||||
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||
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| Station code | LL | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | Fewer than 50 persons per day[1] (BLS) | ||||||||||
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Services
editFrom the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Lalden:[4]
- RegioExpress: service every two hours between Bern and Brig.
Hiking
editLalden 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.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2018)". Lalden, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Adjusted timetable for regional rail transport travelling via Lötschberg". BLS AG. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 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 Lalden railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Lalden railway station – SBB
