Alpnachstad PB railway station (german: Bahnhof Alpnachstad PB) is a railway station in the municipality of
Alpnach
Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried.
History
Alpnach is first mentioned about 870 as ''Alpenacho''.
Geography
Alpnach has an area, , of . Of this ar ...
, in the
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of
Obwalden
Obwalden, also Obwald (german: Kanton Obwalden, rm, Chantun Sursilvania; french: Canton d'Obwald; it, Canton Obvaldo), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the govern ...
. It is the base station of the
Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway (german: Pilatusbahn, links=no, PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. The line runs from Alpnachstad, on Lake Alpna ...
rack railway
A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...
that ascends near the summit of
Pilatus
Pilatus may refer to: People
* Pontius Pilate (Latin: Pontius Pilatus, died 39 AD), Roman governor of Judea
* Leontius Pilatus (died 1366), Greek Calabrian scholar
* Rob Pilatus (1965–1998), artist and member of group Milli Vanilli
Other uses
* ...
. The station is located across the street from the station of
Zentralbahn
The Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that owns and operates two connecting railway lines in Central Switzerland and the Bernese Oberland. It was created on January 1, 2005, with the acquisition of the independently owned Luzern–Stans†...
on the
Brünig line.
Services
The following services stop at Alpnachstad PB:
* From May–October: service every forty minutes to .
Pilatus Bahn , Switzerland - panoramio (8).jpg, Station exterior (2014)
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References
External links
*
Official site* {{SBB web
Railway stations in the canton of Obwalden
Cultural property of national significance in Obwalden