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Location | Lucerne Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°3′4.0″N8°20′5.3″E / 47.051111°N 8.334806°E Coordinates: 47°3′4.0″N8°20′5.3″E / 47.051111°N 8.334806°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Lake Lucerne Navigation Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 pier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 10 (Passepartout ) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Verkehrshaus-Lido landing stage is a landing stage in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is located on Lake Lucerne, across the bay from main part of Lucerne. It is served by the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company. The port is adjacent to the Swiss Museum of Transport (German : Verkehrshaus der Schweiz); rail connections are available at Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station, on the far side of the museum. [2]
As of the December 2020 timetable change, [update] the following services stop at Verkehrshaus-Lido: [3]
Lucerne or Luzern is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media in the region. The city's urban area consists of 19 municipalities and towns with an overall population of about 220,000 people.
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Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station is a railway station in the city of Lucerne, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lucerne–Immensee line of Swiss Federal Railways. The station is directly adjacent to the Swiss Museum of Transport. Connections to the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company's ferries on Lake Lucerne are available at the Verkehrshaus-Lido landing stage on the other side of the museum from the station.
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Küssnacht am Rigi landing stage is a landing stage in the municipality of Küssnacht, in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It is located at the northeast corner of Lake Lucerne and is served by the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company. It is approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of the Küssnacht am Rigi railway station.
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