Ausserberg is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

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 of Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the Sw ...

and municipality of Ausserberg. The station is located on the

Lötschberg line The Lötschberg is an Alpine mountain massif and usually associated with a major, historically important transit axis of the Alps in Switzerland with, at its core, the Lötschen Pass (german: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: ''Lötschepass''). The m ...

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

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bus service links the station with Trogdorf village,

Baltschieder Baltschieder is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Baltschieder is first mentioned in 1224 as ''Ponczirrum''. In 1286 it was mentioned as ''Balschyedro''. Geography Baltschieder has an are ...

and

Visp Visp (french: Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Visp lies in the Rhône valley, at the confluence of the Vispa and the Rhône, west of Brig-Glis. Visp has an area, , of . Of ...

. 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 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 ...

. 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 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.

Gallery

File:2012-08-04 15-04-27 Switzerland Canton du Valais Ausserberg.JPG, Looking east from the station File:2012-08-04 15-04-13 Switzerland Canton du Valais Ausserberg.JPG, Looking west from the station

References

External links

* * {{Lötschberg railway line Railway stations in the canton of Valais BLS railway stations