Altdorf railway station (Switzerland)

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Altdorf UR
Bahnhof Altdorf Traverso 1.jpg
The new station in December 2021
General information
Location Altdorf
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°52′32.5″N8°37′53.8″E / 46.875694°N 8.631611°E / 46.875694; 8.631611
Elevation447 m (1,467 ft) [1]
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s) Gotthard line
Platforms
Tracks3
Train operators
Connections
History
Previous namesAltdorf (before Dezember 2020)
Services
Preceding station SBB logo simplified.svg Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Arth-Goldau
towards Basel SBB
EuroCity Bellinzona
towards Milano Centrale
IC 21 Bellinzona
towards Lugano
Preceding station Sudostbahn icon.svg Südostbahn Following station
Flüelen
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Erstfeld
towards Locarno
Flüelen
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
IR 46
Preceding station Zug Stadtbahn Following station
Flüelen
towards Baar Lindenpark
S2 Erstfeld
Terminus
Location
Altdorf railway station (Switzerland)

Altdorf railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Altdorf. The station is situated on the Gotthard railway north of its crossing of the Alps, and is the most southerly station before that line splits into the older route via Erstfeld and the original Gotthard Tunnel, and the newer route via the Gotthard Base Tunnel. [1] [2] The station was reconstructed between 2019 and 2021. [3]

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Layout and connections

Altdorf has a side platform with a single track (No. 1) and an island platform with two tracks (Nos. 4–5). Both are 220 metres (720 ft) long. [4]

Altdorf is a major hub for bus services in the Canton of Uri. Auto AG Uri  [ de ] operates local bus services to Schattdorf, Seedorf, Isleten, Isenthal, Unterschächen, Spiringen, Bürglen, Attinghausen, Erstfeld, Silenen, and Amsteg. There are also two express bus services: the Tellbus Altdorf–Luzern  [ de ] (operated by Auto AG Uri) to Lucerne, and the Winkelriedbus (operated by PostAuto Schweiz) to Stans. [5]

Services

As of the December 2022 timetable change, the following services stop at Altdorf: [6]

Other InterCity and EuroCity passenger trains pass through the station without stopping, as does the considerable freight traffic on the Gotthard route.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 23. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Entwicklungsschub für Uri - Nächster Halt Altdorf: Neuer Bahnhof eröffnet neue Möglichkeiten". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Haltestelle: Perronlänge (-körper)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Auto AG Uri (11 December 2022). "Linienplan" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Swiss Federal Railways (25 October 2022). "Luzern - Küssnacht am Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Göschenen" (PDF). Retrieved 11 December 2022.


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