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Erstfeld railway station

Coordinates: 46°49′13″N 8°39′01″E / 46.820267°N 8.650146°E / 46.820267; 8.650146
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Erstfeld
Crocodile locomotive on display at Erstfeld depot
General information
LocationErstfeld, Uri
Switzerland
Coordinates46°49′13″N 8°39′01″E / 46.820267°N 8.650146°E / 46.820267; 8.650146
Elevation472 m (1,549 ft)[1]
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Gotthard railway
Distance41.6 km (25.8 mi) from Immensee[1]
Location
Erstfeld is located in Switzerland
Erstfeld
Erstfeld
Location within Switzerland

Erstfeld (German: Bahnhof Erstfeld) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Erstfeld. The station is situated on the Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Base Tunnel.[1][2]

The station is served by an hourly InterRegio train between Locarno and Arth-Goldau, which continues alternately either to Basel SBB or to Zürich HB, and by line S2 of the Stadtbahn Zug, which operates hourly between Zug, Arth-Goldau and Erstfeld.[3]

A motive power depot at Erstfeld station houses rolling stock needed for the Gotthard route, and especially for banking service. A Ce 6/8 "crocodile" serves as a memorial for the legendary Gotthard locomotives.

References

  1. ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  3. ^ "Abfahrt Bahnhof Erstfeld" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 2012-09-27.

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