Zermatt railway station
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Zermatt railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the southern terminus of the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ), which connects Zermatt with standard gauge lines at Visp (served by SBB-CFF-FFS) and Brig (served by SBB-CFF-FFS and BLS AG). Since 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), the BVZ has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the BVZ and the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO). The station is across the street from Zermatt GGB railway station, the valley terminus of the Gornergrat Railway.
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Location | Bahnhofplatz Zermatt Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°1′27″N 07°44′51″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 1,605.2 m (5,266 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Brig–Zermatt line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Local electric buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 18 July 1891 (1891-07-18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1 October 1929 (1929-10-01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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