Goppenstein railway station

Goppenstein is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ferden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, just outside the southern portal of the Lötschberg tunnel. It takes its name from the nearby hamlet of Goppenstein.[4]

Goppenstein
General information
LocationBahnhofstrasse
Ferden, Canton of Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates46°22′03″N 7°45′20″E / 46.367431°N 7.7555°E / 46.367431; 7.7555
Elevation1,217 m (3,993 ft)
Owned byBLS AG
Line(s)Lötschberg line
Platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsBLS AG
ConnectionsPostAuto AG bus service [1][2]
Construction
Parking113
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station codeGO
Passengers
2023620 per weekday[3] (BLS, SBB)
Services
Preceding station BLS Following station
Kandersteg
towards Bern
RE1
Hohtenn
towards Brig or Domodossola
Kandersteg
towards Biel/Bienne
RE11
Weekends only
Hohtenn
towards Brig
Location
Goppenstein is located in Switzerland
Goppenstein
Goppenstein
Location in Switzerland
Goppenstein is located in Canton of Valais
Goppenstein
Goppenstein
Goppenstein (Canton of Valais)

Services

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

The station is also the southern terminus of the BLS car carrying shuttle train to Kandersteg station via the Lötschberg tunnel, with trains running every 30 minutes. There is no road across the Lötschen Pass, under which the tunnel runs, and the nearest alternative road crossings lie many kilometres to the east and west.[7]

A connecting PostAuto bus service runs through the Lötschental valley between Steg and Fafleralp. Up the valley towards Fafleralp this route runs hourly and serves the valley communities of Ferden, Kippel, Wiler and Blatten. Alternate buses continue down the valley to Gampel-Steg.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Liniennetz Gampel Lötschental" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto AG. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Gampel-Steg–Hohtenn–Goppenstein–Blatten (Lötschen)–Fafleralp" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Goppenstein, 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 Goppenstein" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Autoverlad Lötschberg Kandersteg - Goppenstein" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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