Giswil railway station

Giswil is a Swiss railway station on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. The station is in the municipality of Giswil in the canton of Obwalden.

Giswil
The station building in 2007
General information
LocationGiswil
Switzerland
Coordinates46°50′11.519″N 8°11′10.691″E
Elevation485 m (1,591 ft)
Owned byZentralbahn
Line(s)Brünig line
Train operatorsZentralbahn
Services
Preceding station Zentralbahn Following station
Kaiserstuhl OW
towards
InterRegio
Interlaken-Lucerne
Sachseln
towards
Preceding station Lucerne S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S5 Ewil Maxon
towards Lucerne
Location
Giswil
Location within Switzerland
Giswil
Giswil (Canton of Obwalden)

The line from Giswil over the Brünig Pass towards Interlaken is equipped with rack rails, and Giswil is the furthest station from Lucerne that can be served by trains not fitted with rack equipment.

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