Raron railway station

Raron
Canopy-covered platform with white-and-red train
RegionAlps train at Raron in 2010
General information
LocationRaron
Switzerland
Coordinates46°18′22.586″N 7°48′5.440″E / 46.30627389°N 7.80151111°E / 46.30627389; 7.80151111
Elevation638 m (2,093 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Simplon line
Distance130.1 km (80.8 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks3
Train operatorsRegionAlps
ConnectionsRegionAlps bus lines[2]
Construction
Parking38
Bicycle facilities44
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code8501604 (RAR)
Passengers
20231'000 per weekday[3] (RegionAlps)
Services
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Gampel-Steg
towards Monthey or St-Gingolph
 R91 Visp
towards Brig
Location
Map

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

Services

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

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. pp. 45, 78. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
  2. ^ "Netzplan Regionalbus Leuk-Visp" (in German). RegionAlps. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Raron, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 28 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 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Raron" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.