Zermatt railway station

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Zermatt
Bahnhof Zermatt 11.04.2007.jpg
The station building in 2007
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz
Zermatt
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°1′6″N7°44′58″E / 46.01833°N 7.74944°E / 46.01833; 7.74944
Elevation1,605 m (5,266 ft)
Owned by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s) Brig–Zermatt line
Platforms6
Tracks6
Train operators Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
ConnectionsLocal electric buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501689 (ZERM)
History
Opened18 July 1891 (1891-07-18)
Electrified1 October 1929 (1929-10-01)
Passengers
20235'500 per weekday [1] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Glacier Express Following station
Terminus Glacier Express Brig Bahnhofplatz
towards St. Moritz
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station
Terminus RE 41 Täsch
towards Visp
RE 42 Täsch
towards Fiesch
R 40 Täsch
Terminus
Location
Zermatt railway station

Zermatt railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the southern terminus of the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ), which connects Zermatt with standard gauge lines at Visp (served by SBB-CFF-FFS) and Brig (served by SBB-CFF-FFS and BLS AG). Since 1 January 2003, the BVZ has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the BVZ and the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO). The station is across the street from Zermatt GGB railway station, the valley terminus of the Gornergrat Railway.

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Overview

Every day, several Glacier Express trains, which are operated at this point by the MGB, either originate from, or terminate at, Zermatt station. The MGB also operates regional services to Brig at half-hourly intervals.

Additionally, due to Zermatt's car-free status, the MGB has a frequent special shuttle train service between Zermatt and nearby Täsch, where people travelling to and from Zermatt by combustion-engined vehicles are required to park. For the better part of most days, this service operates at 20-minute intervals; it takes 12 minutes. [2] [3]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Zermatt: [4] [3] [5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Zermatt, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024– via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  2. ↑ "Zermatt Shuttle". Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Täsch - Zermatt (Shuttle-Züge mit Gepäck-Trolley)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brig - Visp - Zermatt" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Glacier Express Zermatt - Brig - Andermatt - Disentis/Mustér-Chur - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

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