Niederrickenbach Station railway station

Niederrickenbach Station railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is adjacent to the lower station of the cable car, to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, from which it takes its name.[1][2]

Niederrickenbach Station
The station platform in 2018
LocationKantonstrasse
Wolfenschiessen
Switzerland
Coordinates46°55′40.188″N 8°23′46.252″E
Elevation488 m (1,601 ft)
Owned byZentralbahn
Line(s)Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line
Train operatorsZentralbahn
Services
Preceding station Zentralbahn Following station
Wolfenschiessen
towards Engelberg
 InterRegio
Luzern-Engelberg Express
 Dallenwil
towards Lucerne
Location
Niederrickenbach Station
Location within Switzerland
Niederrickenbach Station
Niederrickenbach Station (Canton of Nidwalden)

Niederrickenbach station is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) horizontally and 650 m (2,130 ft) vertically from Niederrickenbach hamlet. Unusually, and perhaps for this reason, the German language railway timetable includes the word Station as part of the name of this railway station. Because of the distance the station was made a request stop.[1][3]

Services

The following services stop at Niederrickenbach Station:[4]

The station is also served by the cable car to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, which operates every half-hour.[5]

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See also

References
  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. "Luzern–Stans–Engelberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  4. "Luzern - Stans - Engelberg" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "Dallenwil–Niederrickenbach" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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