Raron railway station

Raron railway station (German: Bahnhof Raron, French: Gare de Rarogne) is a railway station in the municipality of Raron, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.^[1]

Raron
RegionAlps train at Raron in 2010
General information
Location	Raron Switzerland
Coordinates	46°18′22.586″N 7°48′5.440″E
Elevation	638 m (2,093 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Simplon line
Distance	130.1 km (80.8 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	3
Train operators	RegionAlps
Connections	RegionAlps bus lines[2]
Construction
Parking	Yes (38 spaces)
Bicycle facilities	Yes (44 spaces)
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	8501604 (RAR)
Passengers
2023	1'000 per weekday[3] (RegionAlps)
Services
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station Gampel-Steg towards St-Gingolph R91 Visp towards Brig Gampel-Steg towards Monthey R91
Location

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Raron:^[4][5]

• Regio: half-hourly service between Monthey and Brig, with every other train continuing from Monthey to St-Gingolph.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. pp. 45, 78. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
2. "Netzplan Regionalbus Leuk-Visp" (in German). RegionAlps. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
3. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Raron, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
4. "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French and German). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
5. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Raron" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• Media related to Raron railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Raron railway station – SBB
• Raron railway station – RegionAlps (in French)