St. Niklaus VS railway station

St. Niklaus VS railway station (German: Bahnhof St. Niklaus VS, French: Gare de St. Niklaus VS) is a railway station in the municipality of St. Niklaus, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only.

St. Niklaus VS
The station building in 2018
General information
Location	St. Niklaus Switzerland
Coordinates	46°10′37″N 7°48′7″E
Elevation	1,127 m (3,698 ft)
Owned by	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)	Brig–Zermatt line
Distance	19.01 km (11.81 mi) from Zermatt
Platforms	2 1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Connections	PostAuto AG buses[1]
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	8501685 (SNK)
History
Previous names	St. Niklaus (until 2020)
Passengers
2023	1'200 per weekday[2] (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station Herbriggen towards Zermatt RE 41 Kalpetran towards Visp RE 42 Kalpetran towards Fiesch
Location

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at St. Niklaus VS:^[3]

• Regio: half-hourly service between Zermatt and Visp, with every other train continuing from Visp to Fiesch.

References

1. "Liniennetz Grächen / St. Niklaus" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
2. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". St. Niklaus, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
3. "Brig - Visp - Zermatt" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

External links

• Media related to St. Niklaus VS railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• St. Niklaus VS railway station – SBB