Arth-Goldau railway station

Arth-Goldau railway station (German: Bahnhof Arth-Goldau) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and municipality of Arth. The station is located in the centre of the village of Goldau, which forms part of Arth.

Arth-Goldau
The station building in 2005
General information
LocationArth
Switzerland
Coordinates47°2′56.947″N 8°32′58.135″E
Elevation510 m (1,670 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
  • Gotthard line
  • Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau
  • Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line
Distance
  • 8.9 km (5.5 mi) from Immensee
  • 15.8 km (9.8 mi) from Zug
  • 38.6 km (24.0 mi) from Rapperswil
Platforms4
Tracks6
Train operators
  • Swiss Federal Railways
  • Südostbahn
Connections
SGZ on Lake Zug (from Arth)
Cogwheel railway to Rigi
Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe and Auto AG Schwyz buses
Other information
Fare zone674 and 675 (Tarifverbund Schwyz)
History
Opened1876 (1876)
Passengers
201814,400 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Lucerne EuroCity Bellinzona
towards Milano Porta Garibaldi
Zug
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Bellinzona
towards Bologna Centrale, Genova Piazza Principe, Milano Centrale or Venezia Santa Lucia
Zug
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
IC 2 Altdorf
towards Lugano
Lucerne
towards Basel SBB
IC 21 Bellinzona
towards Lugano
Rotkreuz
towards Olten
RE6
Limited service
Terminus
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Küssnacht am Rigi
towards Lucerne
Voralpen Express Rothenthurm
towards St. Gallen
Lucerne
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Schwyz
towards Locarno
Zug
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
IR 46
Preceding station Zug Stadtbahn Following station
Walchwil S2 Steinen
towards Erstfeld
Preceding station Lucerne S-Bahn Following station
Immensee
towards Lucerne
S3 Steinen
towards Brunnen
Terminus S31 Steinerberg
towards Biberbrugg
Location

The station is an important junction, where the Zug–Arth-Goldau line joins the main line of the Gotthard line, and also where the Südostbahn-owned Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau line diverges.

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