🇨🇭 Goppenstein

Major

Faits essentiels

Pays	🇨🇭
Type	Major
Coordonnées	46,367744, 7,75502
Fuseau horaire	Europe/Zurich
Correspondances	778
Code UIC	8507474

À propos de Goppenstein

Goppenstein est le terminal sud du tunnel ferroviaire à chargement auto du Lötschberg, dans le canton suisse du Valais. C'est ici que les automobilistes chargent leurs véhicules sur les trains Bls pour traverser les Alpes jusqu'à Kandersteg. La gare ne propose pas de services voyageurs réguliers en dehors de l'opération de navette auto.

Foire aux questions

Goppenstein is on the BLS Lotschberg line, reachable from Brig in about 20 minutes. The station is primarily known as the southern entrance to the Lotschberg car tunnel. From the north, the car shuttle departs from Kandersteg.

BLS RegioExpress trains on the Brig-Bern Lotschberg line stop at Goppenstein. The station also handles the Lotschberg car shuttle from Kandersteg. Passengers can transfer between car shuttle and regular train services.

Goppenstein station has limited facilities, primarily serving the car shuttle operation. The station sits in a narrow, dramatic gorge at the southern portal of the Lotschberg tunnel.

The Lotschberg car shuttle carries vehicles through the mountain between Goppenstein (Valais) and Kandersteg (Bern) in about 15 minutes. Drivers remain in their cars on flat rail wagons. The service avoids the high Lotschberg Pass, especially valuable in winter when the road is closed.

Goppenstein sits in the dramatic Lonza gorge in the upper Valais. The surrounding cliffs and narrow valley make it one of Switzerland's most dramatic railway locations. The Lotschental valley above leads to the Blatten village and Lotschenpass hiking area.

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