Eggerberg Railway Station
Eggerberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Eggerberg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is adjacent to Eggerberg village.
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Eggerberg:
- RegioExpress:
- hourly service to Bern and Brig, with most trains continuing from Brig to Domodossola.
- daily service on weekends during the high season to Biel/Bienne and Brig.
A connecting PostAuto bus service links the station and village with Finnen, Eggen, Baltschieder and Visp.
Hiking
Eggerberg station is an intermediate point of the Lötschberg South Ramp walking trail, which parallels the south ramp of the Lötschberg railway as it descends the northern flank of the Rhone valley into Brig. The walk covers the 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone valley.
References
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 45,79. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
- ^ "Liniennetz Visp und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto AG. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Visp - Eggerberg - Eggen - Finnen" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Eggerberg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Spiez - Lötschberg - Brig" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Eggerberg" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Lötschberger-Südrampe" (PDF). BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
Media related to Eggerberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Eggerberg railway station – SBB
