Stansstad railway station

Railway station in Switzerland
Preceding station Lucerne S-Bahn Following station
Stans
towards Wolfenschiessen
 S4 Hergiswil
towards Lucerne
Stans
Terminus
 S44
Location
Stansstad is located in Switzerland
Stansstad
Stansstad
Location within Switzerland
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Stansstad is located in Canton of Nidwalden
Stansstad
Stansstad
Stansstad (Canton of Nidwalden)
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Stansstad railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company, and is adjacent to the bridge that carries the line across the Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne and into the Lopper II tunnel.[1][2]

The current railway station is the second to exist in Stansstad, having been built as a through station on the section of line opened in 1964 to connect the then Stansstad–Engelberg line to the Brünig line at Hergiswil. The original Stansstad station was a terminus, located on the lake side some 500 m (1,600 ft) to the north of the current station. The original station building still exists, now devoid of rails but still used by lake shipping. The old and new routes converge on the Stans side of Stansstad, but little trace is left of the old route.[3]

Services

The following services stop at Stansstad:[4]

  • Lucerne S-Bahn:
    • S4: half-hourly service between Lucerne and Stans, with every other train continuing to Wolfenschiessen.
    • S44: rush-hour service between Lucerne and Stans.

The station is also served by post bus services, including services to Bürgenstock, Stans and Büren. The old station, albeit 500 m (1,600 ft) walk away, is served by the Lake Lucerne shipping services of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV), providing an alternative connection to Lucerne and other lakeside communities.[5][6][7]

  • station building in 1981 with flat roof
    station building in 1981 with flat roof
  • station building in 1999
    station building in 1999
  • station building in 2004
    station building in 2004
  • station building in 2004, Bahnhofstrasse side
    station building in 2004, Bahnhofstrasse side

References

  1. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "Stansstad-Engelberg Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch (in German). Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  4. ^ "Luzern - Stans - Engelberg" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Luzern–Alpnachstad (Vierwaldstättersee)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  6. ^ "Stansstad–Obbürgen–Bürgenstock (Linie 321)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  7. ^ "BürenNW–Oberdorf NW–Stans–Stansstad (Linie 323)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
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