Eggerberg railway station

Eggerberg
A train passing by the station
General information
Location	Bahnhofstrasse, Eggerberg, Canton of Valais Switzerland
Coordinates	46°18′24″N 7°52′52″E
Elevation	853 m (2,799 ft)
Owned by	BLS AG
Line(s)	Lötschberg line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	BLS AG
Connections	PostAuto AG bus service [1][2]
Other information
Station code	EB
Passengers
2023	60 per weekday[3] (BLS)
Services
Preceding station BLS Following station Ausserberg towards Bern RE1 Lalden towards Brig or Domodossola Ausserberg towards Biel/Bienne RE11 Weekends only Brig Terminus
Location Eggerberg Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Eggerberg Eggerberg (Canton of Valais) Show map of Canton of Valais

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.[4]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Eggerberg:[5][6]

• 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.[1][2]

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.[7][8]

References

1. "Liniennetz Visp und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto AG. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
2. "Visp - Eggerberg - Eggen - Finnen" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
3. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Eggerberg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
5. "Spiez–Lötschberg–Brig" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
6. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Eggerberg" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
7. "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "Lötschberger-Südrampe" (PDF). BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• Media related to Eggerberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Eggerberg railway station – SBB