Oberwald railway station

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Oberwald
TrainStationOberwaldVS.JPG
The station in 2007
General information
LocationFurkastrasse
Obergoms
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°31′51.02″N8°20′34.57″E / 46.5308389°N 8.3429361°E / 46.5308389; 8.3429361
Elevation1,366 m (4,482 ft)
Owned by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms4
Tracks6
Train operators
Connections PostAuto AG buses [1]
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code8501661 (OBW)
History
Opened1 July 1914 (1914-07-01)
Passengers
2023630 per weekday [2] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station
Obergesteln
towards Visp
R 43 Realp
towards Andermatt
TerminusFurka car shuttle train Realp
Terminus
Preceding station Furka Steam Railway Following station
TerminusOberwald to Realp Gletsch
towards Realp DFB
Location
Oberwald railway station

Oberwald railway station is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Since 1 January 2003, the FO has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the FO and the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ).

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At ceremony held on 12 August 2010, Oberwald station also became a station on the Furka Steam Railway (DFB), a heritage railway operating in summer over the FO section that was replaced by the Furka Base Tunnel in 1982. [3] The portion of the DFB between Oberwald and Gletsch was formally reopened that day, following the driving of a gold spike at a ceremony on 18 June 2010 to mark the physical reconnection of that portion of the line. [4] Scheduled DFB services commenced on 13 August 2010. [5]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Oberwald: [6] [7] [8]

The long-distance Glacier Express passes through Oberwald without stopping; the Glacier Express ceased stopping at Oberwald in late 2014. [10] Construction of the proposed Grimsel Tunnel would provide a fourth metre gauge railway link northwards under the Grimsel Pass towards Meiringen railway station.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pässefahrten Zentralalpen" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Oberwald, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024– via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  3. ↑ Opening Gletsch-Oberwald 2010 Archived 2011-03-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German) (accessed 2010-08-20)
  4. ↑ News:Spike driven, line goes through Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in German) (accessed 2010-08-20)
  5. ↑ Opening Gletsch-Oberwald 2010 Archived 2011-03-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German) (accessed 2010-08-20)
  6. ↑ "Visp - Brig - Oberwald - Andermatt - Göschenen" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Realp DFB - Furka - Gletsch - Oberwald" (PDF) (in German and French). öv-info.ch. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Autoverlad Furka Oberwald - Realp" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ↑ DFB timetable (accessed 2024-10-12)
  10. ↑ "Glacier Express" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

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