🇨🇭 Leuk

Major

Switzerland

Leuk is a small station in the canton of Valais, located in the Rhône valley between Sion and Visp on der Haupt- SBB line that connects Genf with Brig and the Simplon route into Italien. It serves as the rail access point for the historisch Leuk town and spa resort of Leukerbad higher up in the mountains, with postBusverbindungen completing the journey uphill. Regional and some Intercity-Dienste call here, was es a useful stop for travellers heading into the side valleys of the Valais.

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Land	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Typ	Major
Koordinaten	46,311903, 7,642628
Zeitzone	Europe/Zurich
Verbindungen	776
UIC-Code	8501601

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Leuk is on the SBB mainline in the Rhône valley, with direct Regionalzüge reaching Sion in etwa fünfzehn Minuten westwards and Brig in etwa zwanzig Minuten eastwards. Services run every dreißig Minuten on this busy Valais corridor.

Leuk is a small but functional SBB station with a Fahrkartenautomat, Wartebereich, and Fahrradabstellmöglichkeiten. There is no staffed Fahrkartenschalter or Gepäckaufbewahrung; for full facilities, Sierre or Sion are der nächstgelegene larger stations with comprehensive services.

SBB regional and InterRegio trains on the Genf–Brig mainline serve Leuk, verbindend it to Lausanne, Genf, and the rest of the Swiss national Netz. PostBusdienste branch from Leuk up into the Leukerbad valley and surrounding mountain villages.

PostBusdienste run from Leuk station up to Leukerbad, the thermal spa resort, in etwa twenty-fünf Minuten along a scenic mountain road. Buses depart several times per Stunde during the Tag; Swiss Travel Passes are valid on PostBuslinien throughout the Valais.

Leuk is a historisch Valais town with a well-preserved medieval centre, including the imposing BiGeschäft's Tower and a cathedral with Romanesque origins. It is best known toTag as the gateway to Leukerbad, one of Europe's largest alpine thermal spa resorts, situated 800 metres above the valley floor.

Betreiber

Renfe

National · Spain

SBB

National · Switzerland

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SNCF

National · France

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