Ausserberg railway station

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.[1]

Ausserberg
Three-story building with gabled roof
The station building in 2018
General information
LocationBigstatt,
Ausserberg,
Canton of Valais,
Switzerland
Coordinates46°18′45″N 7°50′34″E
Elevation932 m (3,058 ft)
Owned byBLS AG
Operated byBLS AG
Line(s)Lötschberg line
ConnectionsPostAuto bus service
Services
Preceding station BLS Following station
Hohtenn
towards Bern
 RegioExpress
Lötschberger
 Eggerberg
towards Domodossola
Location
Ausserberg is located in Switzerland
Ausserberg
Ausserberg
Location in Switzerland

The station is served by the following passenger train:[2]

Operator Train Type Route Typical
Frequency		 Notes
BLS RegioExpress
Lötschberger		 Bern - Münsingen - Thun - Spiez - Mülenen - Reichenbach im Kandertal - Frutigen - Kandersteg - Goppenstein - Hohtenn - Ausserberg - Eggerberg - Lalden - Brig 1 per hour

A connecting PostAuto bus service links the station with Trogdorf village, Baltschieder and Visp.[3]

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.[4][5]

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

References
  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. "Visp–Ausserberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  4. "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. "Loetschberger-Suedrampe". BLS AG. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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