Lucerne railway station

Luzern
Buses in front of large archway
Bus station in front of the railway station
General information
LocationLucerne
Switzerland
Coordinates47°3′0.61″N 8°18′36.58″E / 47.0501694°N 8.3101611°E / 47.0501694; 8.3101611
Elevation436 m (1,430 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
[1]
Platforms7 island platforms
Tracks14
Train operators
Connections
Construction
AccessibleYes
Architect
Other information
Station code8505000 (LZ)
IATA codeQLJ
Fare zone10 (Passepartout [de])[4]
History
Opened1856 (1856)
Rebuilt
  • 1896 (1896)
  • 1983-1989 (1983-1989)
Key dates
5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)A fire fully destroyed the building
Passengers
2023104'400 per weekday[5] (BLS, SBB, SOB, Zentralbahn)
Rank6 out of 1'159
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Olten EuroCity Reverses direction
Arth-Goldau
Olten
towards Basel SBB
IC 21
Arth-Goldau
towards Lugano
Sursee IR 15 Terminus
Sursee
towards Basel SBB
IR 27
Zug IR 70
Rotkreuz
towards Konstanz
IR 75
Emmenbrücke
towards Olten
RE24
Preceding station Zentralbahn Following station
Sarnen Panorama Express
Luzern-Interlaken Express
Terminus
Stans
towards Engelberg
InterRegio
Luzern-Engelberg Express
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Lucerne Verkehrshaus
towards St. Gallen
Voralpen Express Terminus
Olten
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Reverses direction
Arth-Goldau
towards Locarno
Preceding station BLS Following station
Malters RE7
Terminus
Preceding station Lucerne S-Bahn Following station
Emmenbrücke
towards Sursee
S1 Reverses direction
Ebikon
towards Baar
Lucerne Verkehrshaus
towards Brunnen
S3 Terminus
Luzern Allmend/Messe S4
Luzern Allmend/Messe
towards Giswil
S5
Luzern Littau S6
Emmenbrücke
towards Lenzburg
S9
Luzern Allmend/Messe
towards Horw
S41
Hergiswil
towards Stans
S44
Hergiswil
towards Sachseln
S55
Luzern Littau
towards Willisau
S77
Emmenbrücke
towards Hochdorf
S99
Location
Map

Lucerne railway station (German: Bahnhof Luzern) is a major hub of the rail network of Switzerland, in the city of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne. It is a terminal station serving domestic and international traffic on several rail lines, and is situated in a city centre and waterfront location on the south side of Lake Lucerne.[6][1]

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz und Tarifzonen Agglomeration Luzern" (PDF) (in German). Tarifverbund Luzern/Obwalden/Nidwalden [de]. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Sommer 25. 05. – 08. 09. 2024" (PDF). Lake Lucerne Navigation Company. 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Tarifzonen" (PDF). Tarifverbund Luzern/Obwalden/Nidwalden [de]. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Lucerne, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  6. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 26 October 2013.