my-server
← Wiki

Altdorf railway station (Switzerland)

Altdorf railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Altdorf. The station is situated on the Gotthard railway north of its crossing of the Alps, and is the most southerly station before that line splits into the older route via Erstfeld and the original Gotthard Tunnel, and the newer route via the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The station was reconstructed between 2019 and 2021.

Layout and connections

Altdorf has a side platform with a single track ( 1) and an island platform with two tracks ( 4–5). Both are long.

Altdorf is a major hub for bus services in the Canton of Uri. operates local bus services to Schattdorf, Seedorf, Isleten, Isenthal, Unterschächen, Spiringen, Bürglen, Attinghausen, Erstfeld, Silenen, and Amsteg. There are also two express bus services: the (operated by Auto AG Uri) to , and the Winkelriedbus (operated by PostAuto Schweiz) to .

Services

the following services stop at Altdorf:

  • EuroCity: two round-trips per day between and via the base tunnel.
  • InterCity: service every two hours between and Basel SBB via the base tunnel.
  • InterRegio: hourly service between and via the original high-level route; trains continue to or Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
  • Zug Stadtbahn : hourly service between and .

Other InterCity and EuroCity passenger trains pass through the station without stopping, as does the considerable freight traffic on the Gotthard route.

See also

References

External links