Fiesch railway station

Fiesch railway station is a metre gauge station serving the municipality of Fiesch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station forms part of the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via Furka Base Tunnel, Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Since 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), the FO has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the FO and the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ).

Fiesch
The new railway station
General information
Location	Bahnhofstrasse Fiesch Switzerland
Coordinates	46°24′11.27″N 8°7′57.51″E
Elevation	1,062 m (3,484 ft)
Owned by	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)	Furka Oberalp line
Distance	17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) from Brig Bahnhofplatz
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Connections	PostAuto AG buses[1]
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8501672 (FIE)
History
Opened	1 July 1914 (1914-07-01)
Passengers
2023	1'500 per weekday[2] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station Fiesch Feriendorf towards Visp R 43 Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation towards Andermatt Fiesch Feriendorf towards Zermatt RE 42 Terminus
Location

The railway station was moved in 2019 and completely renewed. It now includes the lower end of the Fiesch - Fiescheralp gondola, further connected to the Eggishorn.^[3]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Fiesch:^[4]

• Regio: hourly service between Visp and Andermatt.
• RegioExpress: hourly service to Zermatt.

The long-distance Glacier Express passes through Fiesch without stopping; the Glacier Express ceased stopping at Fiesch in late 2018.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  Station building and lower station of the aerial lift (Luftseilbahn Fiesch-Eggishorn), in 2019
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  Station building at the pre-2019 location (2003)
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  Station building (1962)