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Alpnachstad railway station

Alpnachstad
Three-story building with gabled roof
The station building in 2018
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz
Alpnachstad
Switzerland
Coordinates46°57′18.076″N 8°16′39.896″E / 46.95502111°N 8.27774889°E / 46.95502111; 8.27774889
Owned byZentralbahn
Line(s)Brünig line
Train operatorsZentralbahn
Connections
Ship
Ship
SGV on Lake Lucerne
Train
Train
rack railway to Pilatus
Services
Preceding station Lucerne S-Bahn Following station
Alpnach Dorf
towards Giswil
S5 Hergiswil
towards Lucerne
Location
Alpnachstad is located in Switzerland
Alpnachstad
Alpnachstad
Location within Switzerland
Alpnachstad is located in Canton of Obwalden
Alpnachstad
Alpnachstad
Alpnachstad (Canton of Obwalden)

Alpnachstad railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Alpnach in the canton of Obwalden. It is on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. Alpnachstad PB railway station, the lower terminus of the Pilatus Railway, a rack railway that ascends to the summit of Pilatus, is located across the street.[1][2]

Alpnachstad station is one of two Zentralbahn stations to serve Alpnach, the other being Alpnach Dorf, which is on the Brünig line some 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the south, and nearer the centre of Alpnach.[1][2]

Services

The following services stop at Alpnachstad:[3]

A nearby quay on Lake Lucerne is served by shipping services of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV), providing an alternative connection to Lucerne and other lakeside communities.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "Luzern - Brünig - Interlaken" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Luzern–Alpnachstad (Vierwaldstättersee)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-07.