Lax railway station

Lax
Two-story stone building with gabled roof
The station building in 2015
General information
LocationLax
Switzerland
Coordinates46°23′13″N 8°7′1″E / 46.38694°N 8.11694°E / 46.38694; 8.11694
Elevation1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Owned byMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)Furka Oberalp line
Distance14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) from Brig Bahnhofplatz
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
ConnectionsPostAuto AG bus line[1]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501673 (LAX)
Passengers
2023290 per weekday[2] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station
Grengiols
towards Zermatt
RE 42 Fiesch Feriendorf
towards Fiesch
Grengiols
towards Visp
R 43 Fiesch Feriendorf
towards Andermatt
Location
Map

Lax railway station (German: Bahnhof Lax) is a railway station in the municipality of Lax, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Lax:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Liniennetz Fiesch und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Lax, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  3. ^ "Visp - Brig - Oberwald - Andermatt - Göschenen" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.