Ausserberg railway station

Railway station in Ausserberg, Switzerland
46°18′45″N 7°50′34″E / 46.312464°N 7.842822°E / 46.312464; 7.842822Elevation932 m (3,058 ft)Owned byBLS AGLine(s)Lötschberg linePlatforms3 side platformsTracks3Train operatorsBLS AGConnectionsPostAuto AG bus service [1][2]ConstructionAccessibleNoOther informationStation codeABPassengers2023160 per weekday[3] (BLS) Services
Preceding station BLS Following station
Hohtenn
towards Bern
 RE1
 Eggerberg
towards Brig or Domodossola
Hohtenn
towards Biel/Bienne
 RE11
Weekends only
 Eggerberg
towards Brig
Location
Ausserberg is located in Switzerland
Ausserberg
Ausserberg
Location in Switzerland
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Ausserberg is located in Canton of Valais
Ausserberg
Ausserberg
Ausserberg (Canton of Valais)
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Ausserberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ausserberg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is some 900 metres (3,000 ft) from the centre of Trogdorf, the main village of Ausserberg.[4]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Ausserberg:[5][6]

A connecting PostAuto bus service links the station with Trogdorf village, Baltschieder and Visp.[1][2]

Hiking

Ausserberg station is an intermediate point of the Lötschberg South Ramp walking trail, which parallels the south ramp of the Lötschberg railway as it descends the northern flank of the Rhone valley into Brig. The walk covers the 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone valley.[7][8]

Gallery

  • Looking east from the station
    Looking east from the station
  • Looking west from the station
    Looking west from the station

References

  1. ^ a b "Liniennetz Visp und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto AG. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Visp–Ausserberg" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ausserberg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. ^ "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Ausserberg" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Lötschberger-Südrampe" (PDF). BLS AG. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Ausserberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Ausserberg railway station – SBB