Escholzmatt railway station
Escholzmatt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The station platform in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Escholzmatt Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°54′55.242″N 7°56′10.903″E / 46.91534500°N 7.93636194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 853 m (2,799 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bern–Lucerne line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | BLS AG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto AG buses [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (56 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (72 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 8508210 (ESCH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 63 (Passepartout)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 990 per weekday[3] (BLS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Escholzmatt railway station (German: Bahnhof Escholzmatt) is a railway station in the municipality of Escholzmatt, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bern–Lucerne line of Swiss Federal Railways.
History
Between January 2025 and December 2025 the station's infrastructure will be upgraded. Two new side platforms will be built at a height of 55 centimetres (22 in) and at a length of 220 metres (720 ft) to permit barrier-free boarding. Platform lighting, loud speakers and clocks will be constructed. The tracks and junctions at the station will be also replaced and upgraded.[4]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Escholzmatt:[5][6]
- RegioExpress/Lucerne S-Bahn S6: half-hourly service between Langnau i.E. and Lucerne, with every other train continuing from Langnau i.E. to Bern.
Gallery
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Station in 2006, general view from above
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Station in 1995, train-side
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Station in 1993, street-side
References
- ^ "Liniennetz Region Entlebuch/Escholzmatt" (PDF) (in German). Passepartout. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Tarifzonen" (PDF) (in German). Passepartout. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Escholzmatt, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Bahnhöfe Trubschachen und Escholzmatt: Künftig bequemer Ein- und Aussteigen". company.sbb.ch (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Bern - Langnau - Luzern" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Escholzmatt" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
- Media related to Escholzmatt railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Escholzmatt railway station – SBB