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′32.5″N 8°37′53.8″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gotthard line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Altdorf (before Dezember 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Layout and connections
Altdorf has a side platform with a single track (No. 1) and an island platform with two tracks (Nos. 4–5). Both are 220 metres (720 ft) long.[4]
Altdorf is a major hub for bus services in the Canton of Uri. Auto AG Uri operates local bus services to Schattdorf, Seedorf, Isleten, Isenthal, Unterschächen, Spiringen, Bürglen, Attinghausen, Erstfeld, Silenen, and Amsteg. There are also two express bus services: the Tellbus Altdorf–Luzern (operated by Auto AG Uri) to Lucerne, and the Winkelriedbus (operated by PostAuto Schweiz) to Stans.[5]
Services
As of the December 2022 timetable change, the following services stop at Altdorf:[6]
- EuroCity: two round-trips per day between Basel SBB and Milano Centrale via the base tunnel.
- InterCity: service every two hours between Lugano and Basel SBB 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 27 September 2012.
- "Entwicklungsschub für Uri - Nächster Halt Altdorf: Neuer Bahnhof eröffnet neue Möglichkeiten". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "Haltestelle: Perronlänge (-körper)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- Auto AG Uri (11 December 2022). "Linienplan" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- Swiss Federal Railways (25 October 2022). "Luzern - Küssnacht am Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Göschenen" (PDF). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
External links
Media related to Altdorf railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Altdorf railway station (Switzerland) – SBB