Rigi Staffel railway station

Rigi Staffel
Station in winter (2009)
General information
Location	Staffelhöheweg Arth Switzerland
Coordinates	47°3′14″N 8°28′26″E
Elevation	1,604 m (5,262 ft)
Owned by	Rigi Railways (since 1992), Arth–Rigi Bahn (1873–1992)
Line(s)	Arth–Rigi (since 1875) Vitznau–Rigi (since 1873)
Distance	5.9 km (3.7 mi) from Vitznau 7.1 km (4.4 mi) from Arth-Goldau RB [1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Rigi Railways
History
Opened	1873
Services
Preceding station Rigi Railways Following station Rigi Wölfertschen-First towards Arth-Goldau RB Regio Rigi Kulm Terminus Rigi Staffelhöhe towards Vitznau
Location

Rigi Staffel railway station is a railway station at 1,604 m (5,262 ft) on Rigi at the junction of the rack railways Arth–Rigi railway and Vitznau–Rigi railway, just below the terminus Rigi Kulm. It is located in the municipality of Arth, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.[1]

Layout

Rigi Staffel has two side platforms and two tracks, one serving the Arth–Rigi line and one serving the Vitznau–Rigi line.[2]

The track layout at Rigi Staffel: track from Vitznau–Rigi railway on the top left side, track from Arth–Rigi railway on the lower left side; to Rigi Kulm on the right side.

Services

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Rigi Staffel:[3][4]

• Regio: hourly service to Rigi Kulm, Vitznau, and Arth-Goldau RB.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Trafimage Webkarten". maps.trafimage.ch. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
3. "Arth–Goldau - Rigi" (PDF) (in German). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
4. "Vitznau - Rigi" (PDF) (in German). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links

• Media related to Rigi Staffel railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Rigi Staffel railway station – SBB