Leuk railway station
Leuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station building in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Leuk Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°18′42″N 7°38′42″E / 46.31158°N 7.644936°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Simplon line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 117.6 km (73.1 mi) from Lausanne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (132 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes (71 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501601 (LK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2'400 per weekday[3] (RegionAlps, SBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leuk railway station (French: Gare de Loèche, German: Bahnhof Leuk) is a railway station in the municipality of Leuk, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.[1]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Leuk:[4][5]
- InterRegio: hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
- Regio: half-hourly service between Monthey and Brig, with every other train continuing from Monthey to St-Gingolph.
Gallery
platforms, underpass and railway station square (2015).JPG)
tunnel portal at the station (2007)
station's bus stop (2006)_2022-05-26.jpg)
Hiking fingerpost at the station with nearby destinations and times (2022)
old station building (1992)
old station building (1980)
old station building (undated, before 1980)
References
- 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 45. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
- ↑ "Netzplan Regionalbus Leuk-Visp" (in German). RegionAlps. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ↑ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Leuk, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Leuk" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
External links
Media related to Leuk railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Leuk railway station – SBB
- Leuk railway station – RegionAlps (in French)