Arth-Goldau railway station

Arth-Goldau railway station (German: Bahnhof SBB Arth-Goldau) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and municipality of Arth. The station is located in the centre of the village of Goldau, which forms part of Arth.[1][2][3]

Arth-Goldau
The station building in 2005
Location	Arth Switzerland
Coordinates	47°2′56.947″N 8°32′58.135″E
Elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)[1]
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Arth–Rigi line Gotthard line Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line
Platforms	6
Train operators	Rigi Bahnen Swiss Federal Railways Südostbahn
Connections	Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe buses Auto AG Schwyz buses
History
Opened	1876 (1876)
Services
Preceding station EuroCity Following station Lucerne towards Frankfurt (Main) Frankfurt/Basel to Milan Bellinzona towards Milano Centrale Zug towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich to Milan Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Rotkreuz towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof InterCity IC 2 Bellinzona towards Lugano Rotkreuz towards Basel SBB InterCity IC 21 Lucerne towards Basel SBB InterRegio IR 26 Schwyz towards Airolo Rotkreuz towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof InterRegio IR 46 Preceding station Südostbahn Following station Küssnacht am Rigi towards Lucerne Voralpen Express Rothenthurm towards St. Gallen Preceding station Zug Stadtbahn Following station Immensee towards Rotkreuz S 2 South Steinen towards Flüelen Preceding station Lucerne S-Bahn Following station Immensee towards Lucerne S3 Steinen towards Brunnen Terminus S31 Steinerberg towards Biberbrugg
Location
Arth-Goldau Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Arth-Goldau Arth-Goldau (Canton of Schwyz) Show map of Canton of Schwyz

The station is an important junction, where the Zug–Arth-Goldau line joins the main line of the Gotthard railway, and also where the Südostbahn-owned Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau line diverges. Additionally the Arth–Rigi Railway terminates in its own platforms above and at right angles to the main platforms.[1][2]

Services

Long-distance

Arth-Goldau is served by multiple long-distance services:[4]

• Approximately half-hourly service over the Gotthard railway and Gotthard Base Tunnel to Lugano via InterCity and EuroCity services, with EuroCity services continuing to Milan or Venice.
• Hourly service over the Gotthard railway, short of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, to Erstfeld or Airolo via InterRegio services.
• Hourly service over the Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau railway to St. Gallen via the Voralpen Express.
• Hourly service over the Gotthard railway to Zürich via Intercity, EuroCity, and InterRegio services.
• Hourly service over the Gotthard railway to Basel SBB via Intercity, EuroCity, and InterRegio services, with EuroCity services continuing to Frankfurt.
• Hourly service over the Gotthard railway to Lucerne via the Voralpen Express.

Local

Arth-Goldau is served by the S2 of the Zug Stadtbahn and the S3 and S31 of the Lucerne S-Bahn:[4]

• S 2: hourly service over the Gotthard railway between Rotkruez and Flüelen, with limited service to Erstfeld.
• S3: hourly service over the Gotthard railway between Lucerne and Brunnen.
• S31: hourly service over the Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau railway to Biberbrugg.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 23. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. Moser, Beat; Pfeiffer, Peter (2004). SBB Gotthardbahn (in German). Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany: Eisenbahn-Journal (Verlagsgruppe Bahn GmbH). ISBN 3-89610-121-8.
3. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
4. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Arth-Goldau" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links

• Media related to Arth-Goldau railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Arth-Goldau railway station – SBB