Fiesch railway station
Fiesch railway station is a metre gauge station serving the municipality of Fiesch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station forms part of the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via Furka Base Tunnel, Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Since 1 January 2003, the FO has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the FO and the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ).
Fiesch | ||||||||||||||||
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The new railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Fiesch Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°24′11.27″N 8°7′57.51″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,062.2 m (3,485 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Furka Oberalp line | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Postauto and local buses | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1914 | |||||||||||||||
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Fiesch Location within Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
The railway station was moved in 2019 and completely renewed. It now includes the lower end of the Fiesch - Fiescheralp gondola, further connected to the Eggishorn.
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