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Hohtenn Railway Station
Hohtenn is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG. It takes its name from the village of Hohtenn that lies just over from, and below, the station. The station is served by the following passenger train: Hohten station is the starting 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 to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden Lalden is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lalden is first mentioned in 1218 as ''Laudona''. In 1540 it was mentioned as ''Lalden''. Geography Lalden has an area, , of . Of this area, 40 ... on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone valley. References External links * * {{Lötschberg railway line Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steg-Hohtenn
Steg-Hohtenn is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the villages of Steg and Hohtenn. History Steg-Hohtenn was created on 1 January 2009 through the merger of the former municipalities of Steg and Hohtenn.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 Geography Steg-Hohtenn has an area, , of . Of this area, 10.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 42.1% is unproductive land. The village of Steg is located at the southern entrance to the '' |
Mülenen Railway Station
Mülenen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is in the village of Mülenen. Both village and station are divided by the boundary between the municipalities of Reichenbach im Kandertal and Aeschi bei Spiez. The lower station of the Niesenbahn funicular, which provides a link to the summit of the Niesen mountain, is adjacent to the station. Services The following services stop at Mülenen: * RegioExpress RegioExpress (RE) is a fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as TILO, BLS, tpf, transN, THURBO or RhB). It is comparable to the Regional-Express in Germany ...: hourly service to and , with most trains continuing from Brig to . References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Bern BLS railway stations {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brig
A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the 19th century. In commercial use, they were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels such as schooners, as owners sought to reduce crew costs by having rigs that could be handled by fewer men. In Royal Navy use, brigs were retained for training use when the battle fleets consisted almost entirely of iron-hulled steamships. Brigs were prominent in the coasting coal trade of British waters. 4,395 voyages to London with coal were recorded in 1795. With an average of eight or nine trips per year for one vessel, that is a fleet of over 500 colliers trading to London alone. Other ports and coastal communities were also be served by colliers trading to Britain's coal ports. In the first half of the 19th century, the va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brig Railway Station
Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis ( French: ''Brigue-Glis''), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Another two metre gauge lines serve the physically adjacent Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station. History Service to Brig began on 18 June 1878; it was at that time the eastern terminus of the Simplon Railway. The opening of the Simplon Tunnel in 1906 extended the Simplon Railway southeast to Domodossola, in Italy. Brig's other standard gauge line, the Lötschberg railway line, opened in 1913. It links Bern with Brig via the Lötschberg Pass, including the Lötschberg Tunnel. In 2007, this line was largely supplanted by the New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA),Swiss timetable 300. connecting ( Bern and) Spiez with Visp, near Brig, via the Lötschberg Base Tunnel. Trains travelling along the NRLA line t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalden Railway Station
Lalden is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Lalden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG. The station lies some from the village centre of Lalden, and is about higher. The station is closed until 2022 because of track work on the railway line. The station is served by the following passenger train: Lalden 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 from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg Eggerberg is a village and municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Eggerberg, the municipality includes the settlements of Berg, Eggen, Finnen, Mühlackern and Wirmschland. History Eg ... and Lalden on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggerberg Railway Station
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. The station is served by the following passenger train: A connecting PostAuto bus service links the station and village with Finnen, Eggen, Baltschieder and Visp. 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 from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden Lalden is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lalden is first mentioned in 1218 as ''Laudona''. In 1540 it was mentioned as ''Lalden''. Geography Lalden has an area, , of . Of this area, 40 ... on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausserberg Railway Station
Ausserberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ausserberg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is some from the centre of Trogdorf, the main village of Ausserberg. The station is served by the following passenger train: A connecting PostAuto bus service links the station with Trogdorf village, Baltschieder and Visp. Ausserberg 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 from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden Lalden is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lalden is first mentioned in 1218 as ''Laudona''. In 1540 it was mentioned as ''Lalden''. Geography Lalden has an area, , of . Of this area, 40 ... on the way, and offering vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goppenstein Railway Station
Goppenstein is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ferden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, just outside the southern portal of the Lötschberg tunnel. It takes its name from the nearby hamlet of Goppenstein. The station is served by the following passenger train: The station is also the southern terminus of the BLS car carrying shuttle train to Kandersteg station via the Lötschberg tunnel, with trains running every 30 minutes. There is no road across the Lötschen Pass, under which the tunnel runs, and the nearest alternative road crossings lie many kilometres to the east and west. A connecting PostAuto bus service runs through the Lötschental valley between Steg and Fafleralp. Up the valley towards Fafleralp this route runs hourly and serves the valley communities of Ferden, Kippel, Wiler Wiler (Lötschen) is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Wiler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandersteg Railway Station
Kandersteg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Kandersteg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the first station to the north of the Lötschberg tunnel. The station is served by the following passenger train: The station is also the northern terminus of the BLS car carrying shuttle train to Goppenstein station via the Lötschberg tunnel, with trains running every 30 minutes. There is no road across the Lötschen Pass, under which the tunnel runs, and the nearest alternative road crossings lie many kilometres to the east and west. The station is also served by PostAuto bus services to Mitholz, Blausee, Kandergrund and Frutigen and to Selden in the Gastertal The Kander is a river in Switzerland. It is long and has a watershed of . Originally a tributary of the Aare, with a confluence downstream of the city of Thun, since 1714 it flows into Lake Thun upstream of the city. The drainage water from the .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frutigen Railway Station
Frutigen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Frutigen. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the junction point where the routes via the older Lötschberg tunnel and the more recent Lötschberg base tunnel diverge. Services The following services stop at Frutigen: * RegioExpress: hourly service to and , with most trains continuing from Brig to . The station is also served by PostAuto bus services to Wengi, Reudlen and Reichenbach im Kandertal, to Kandergrund, Blausee, Mitholz and Kandersteg, and to Achseten and Adelboden. The northern portal of the Lötschberg base tunnel , line = Lötschberg Line , location = Traversing the Bernese Alps in Switzerland , coordinates = – , system = BLS, SBB CFF FFS , status = , start = Frutigen, canton of Bern, , end = Raro ... lies immediately to the south of the station. Trains passing through the station are able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichenbach Im Kandertal Railway Station
Reichenbach im Kandertal is a railway station in the municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is adjacent to the village of Reichenbach. Services The following services stop at Reichenbach im Kandertal: * RegioExpress: hourly service to and , with most trains continuing from Brig to . The station is also served by PostAuto bus services up the valley of the Kander river to Frutigen, and up the valley of the Chiene river to Kiental and Griesalp Reichenbach im Kandertal is a village and municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Until 1957 it was known as Reichenbach bei Frutigen. Besides the village of Reichenbach, the m .... References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Bern BLS railway stations {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
