| Täsch | |||||||||||||||||||
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 A shuttle train at the station in 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Neue Kantonsstrasse Täsch Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°4′0″N 7°46′6″E / 46.06667°N 7.76833°E / 46.06667; 7.76833 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,438 m (4,718 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Brig–Zermatt line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.61 km (3.49 mi) from Zermatt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Matterhorn Terminal Täsch | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501688 (TAES) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 July 1891 (1891-07-18) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1 October 1929 (1929-10-01) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 810 per weekday (MGB) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Täsch railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the municipality of Täsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It forms part of the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ), which connects the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt with standard gauge lines at Visp (served by SBB-CFF-FFS) and Brig (served by SBB-CFF-FFS and BLS AG).
Since 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), the BVZ has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the BVZ and the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO).
Due to Zermatt's car free status, the MGB has a frequent special shuttle train service between Zermatt and Täsch, where people travelling to and from Zermatt by combustion-engined vehicles are required to park their vehicles. For most of most days, this service operates at 20-minute intervals. The MGB also operates regional services between Zermatt and Brig via Täsch at hourly intervals.
Every day, several Glacier Express trains, pass through this station, but do not stop.
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Täsch:
- Regio: shuttle service every twenty minutes to Zermatt.
- RegioExpress: half-hourly service between Zermatt and Visp, with every other train continuing from Visp to Fiesch.
See also
References
- "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Täsch, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Brig - Visp - Zermatt" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- "Täsch - Zermatt (Shuttle-Züge mit Gepäck-Trolley)" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Further reading
- Moser, Beat; Jossi, Urs (2006). MGB Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (in German). Vol. 1. Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 3-89610-157-9.
External links
- Täsch railway station – SBB
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (in English)
- Information about Zermatt shuttle trains
Media related to Täsch railway station at Wikimedia Commons
