Leuk railway station

Leuk
Two-story building with flat roof and rounded wall
The station building in 2007
General information
LocationLeuk
Switzerland
Coordinates46°18′41.688″N 7°38′41.770″E / 46.31158000°N 7.64493611°E / 46.31158000; 7.64493611
Elevation623 m (2,044 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Simplon line
Distance117.6 km (73.1 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators
Connections
Construction
Parking132
Bicycle facilities71
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501601 (LK)
Passengers
20232'400 per weekday[3] (RegionAlps, SBB)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Sierre/Siders
towards Geneva Airport
 IR 90 Visp
towards Brig
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Salgesch
towards Monthey or St-Gingolph
 R91 Turtmann
towards Brig
Location
Map

Leuk railway station (French: Gare de Loèche, German: Bahnhof Leuk) is a railway station in the municipality of Leuk, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.[1]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Leuk:[4][5]

  • platforms, underpass and railway station square (2015)
    platforms, underpass and railway station square (2015)
  • tunnel portal at the station (2007)
    tunnel portal at the station (2007)
  • station's bus stop (2006)
    station's bus stop (2006)
  • Hiking fingerpost at the station with nearby destinations and times (2022)
    Hiking fingerpost at the station with nearby destinations and times (2022)
  • old station building (1992)
    old station building (1992)
  • old station building (1980)
    old station building (1980)
  • old station building (undated, before 1980)
    old station building (undated, before 1980)

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 45. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
  2. ^ "Netzplan Regionalbus Leuk-Visp" (in German). RegionAlps. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Leuk, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French and German). öv-info.ch. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Leuk" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.