Bitsch railway station

Bitsch
Island platform with shelter
The station platform in 2018
General information
LocationBitsch
Switzerland
Coordinates46°20′10″N 8°1′1″E / 46.33611°N 8.01694°E / 46.33611; 8.01694
Elevation696 m (2,283 ft)
Owned byMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)Furka Oberalp line
Distance3.85 km (2.39 mi) from Brig Bahnhofplatz
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Connections
[1]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501677 (BITS)
Passengers
2023340 per weekday[2] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station
Brig Bahnhofplatz
towards Zermatt
RE 42 Mörel
towards Fiesch
Brig Bahnhofplatz
towards Visp
R 43 Mörel
towards Andermatt
Location
Map

Bitsch railway station (German: Bahnhof Bitsch) is a railway station in the municipality of Bitsch, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

  1. ^ "Liniennetz Brig und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Bitsch, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.