Brig railway station

Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis (French: Brigue-Glis), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Another two metre gauge lines serve the physically adjacent Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station.

Brig
The station building in 2017
General information
LocationBahnhof 1
Brig
Switzerland
Coordinates46°19′10″N 07°59′17″E
Elevation671.7 m (2,204 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
  • Lausanne–Brig
  • Bern–Lötschberg–Brig
Platforms3 island platforms and 1 side platform
Tracks9
Train operators
  • BLS AG
  • RegionAlps
  • Swiss Federal Railways
Connections
  • Postauto buses
  • Local buses
Construction
Parking55
Other information
Station codeBR
History
Opened18 June 1878 (1878-06-18)
Passengers
202217'500 per working day (BLS, MGB, RegionAlps, SBB)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Visp
towards Basel SBB
EuroCity Domodossola
towards Milano Centrale
Sion
Visp
towards Basel SBB
IC 6 Terminus
Visp
towards Romanshorn
IC 8
Visp IR 90
Terminus InterRegio Domodossola
Terminus
Preceding station BLS Following station
Lalden
towards Bern
RegioExpress
Iselle di Trasquera
towards Domodossola
Eggerberg
towards Biel/Bienne
RegioExpress
Weekends only
Terminus
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Visp
towards St-Gingolph
R91 Terminus
Location
Brig
Location within Switzerland
Brig
Brig (Canton of Valais)
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