Erstfeld railway station

Erstfeld railway station (German: Bahnhof Erstfeld) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Erstfeld. The station is situated on the original line of the Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The original line, and the newer line through the Gotthard Base Tunnel meet at a junction some 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of, and downhill from, Erstfield station. Most trains on the Gotthard route now use the base tunnel and therefore do not pass through the station.^[1][4]

Erstfeld
The station building in 2018
General information
Location	Erstfeld Switzerland
Coordinates	46°49′13.235″N 8°39′1.559″E
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Gotthard line
Distance	41.6 km (25.8 mi) from Immensee[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	Südostbahn Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	Auto AG Uri [de] bus lines[2]
Passengers
2018	2,300 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station Altdorf towards Basel SBB IR 26 Göschenen towards Locarno Altdorf towards Zürich HB IR 46 Preceding station Zug Stadtbahn Following station Altdorf towards Baar Lindenpark S2 Terminus
Location

A motive power depot at Erstfeld station houses rolling stock needed for the Gotthard route, and especially for banking service. A Ce 6/8 "crocodile" serves as a memorial for the legendary Gotthard locomotives.^{[citation needed]}

Layout

Erstfeld has a side platform with a single track (No. 1) and an island platform with two tracks (Nos. 2 and 4).^[5]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Erstfeld:^[6]

• InterRegio: hourly service between Locarno and Arth-Goldau; trains continue to Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
• Zug Stadtbahn S2: hourly service to Baar Lindenpark.