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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| Location | Altdorf Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°52′32.678″N 8°37′53.623″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gotthard line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Altdorf Location within Switzerland  Altdorf Altdorf (Canton of Uri) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services
As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Altdorf:[4]
- InterCity: service every two hours between Lugano and Zürich Hauptbahnhof via the base tunnel.
- InterRegio: hourly service between Locarno and Arth-Goldau via the original high-level route; trains continue to Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
- Zug Stadtbahn S2: hourly service between Erstfeld and Baar Lindenpark.
Other InterCity and EuroCity passenger trains pass through the station without stopping, as does the considerable freight traffic on the Gotthard route.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 23. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- "Entwicklungsschub für Uri - Nächster Halt Altdorf: Neuer Bahnhof eröffnet neue Möglichkeiten". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "Luzern - Küssnacht am Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Göschenen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
External links
Media related to Altdorf train station at Wikimedia Commons- Altdorf railway station (Switzerland) – SBB
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