Schwyz railway station

Schwyz

The station building, 2010.
Location Bahnhofstrasse
6423 Schwyz
Schwyz, Schwyz
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°01′35″N 08°37′56″E / 47.02639°N 8.63222°E / 47.02639; 8.63222Coordinates: 47°01′35″N 08°37′56″E / 47.02639°N 8.63222°E / 47.02639; 8.63222
Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft)[1]
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s) Gotthard railway
Distance 17.0 km (10.6 mi) from Immensee[1]
Platforms 3
Connections AAGS local buses
History
Opened 1882 (1882)
Location
Schwyz
Location within Switzerland

Schwyz railway station (German: Bahnhof Schwyz) is a railway station in the municipality of Schwyz, the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Opened in 1882, it is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, and forms part of the Gotthard railway, which links northern Switzerland and Immensee with Chiasso and Italy, via the Gotthard Tunnel.[1][2]

The station is located in the village of Seewen in the middle of the Schwyz valley, about 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of the town centre, between the Grosser Mythen and the Urmiberg.

History

Schwyz railway station was opened in 1882, as the Gotthardbahn began operations. When the Gotthardbahn was nationalised in 1909, the station came into the ownership of the SBB-CFF-FFS.

In 1900, the Schwyzer Strassenbahnen electric tramway opened their first line, from the station to the Schwyz Post stop in the town centre. In 1914 and 1915, the line was extended through the town centre to Brunnen railway station and the Brunnen ferry terminal. The line closed in 1963, and was replaced by bus services.[3][4]

In 1979 and 1980, the entire station was redeveloped. The station building was demolished and replaced with the present, post-modern buildings. Also, the platform system was renewed, and the sidings removed.[3]

Facilities

The railway facilities at the station include four through tracks, three of which face a railway platform. However, only the middle platform facing tracks 2 (towards Brunnen) and 3 (towards Steinen/Arth-Goldau) is used for scheduled passenger trains. Track 1, facing the main platform, and track 4, which has no platform, are used for overtaking trains.

There are also still some sidings and connecting tracks, mainly for the Schwyzerland cheese factory, KIBAG, Arthur Weber Stahl and Zeughausareal Seewen.

Rail traffic

The station is served by the following regular passenger services:[5]

Bus traffic

The bus station is next to the station building and has three bus platforms. Several bus routes operated by the Auto AG Schwyz company link the station with the Schwyz town centre in about five minutes:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 23. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. 1 2 "Dorfgeschichte" [Village history]. www.seewen-schwyz.ch (in German). Einwohnervereins Seewen/SZ. 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. "Altdorf–Flüelen". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. "Abfahrt Bahnhof Schwyz" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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