Gletsch railway station
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Gletsch railway station is a small Swiss mountain railway stop in the canton of Valais, known for serving heritage and scenic trains near the Furka Pass.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| category |
heritage railway station in Switzerland
ⓘ
railway station in the canton of Valais ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Oberwald railway station (via Furka mountain route)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Realp railway station (via Furka mountain route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage railway stop ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1760 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
FO
ⓘ
Furka Oberalp Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature | narrow-gauge tracks ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Furka Pass road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hotels and guesthouses in Gletsch ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWatercourse | upper Rhone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | seasonal operation ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
passing loop
ⓘ
platforms ⓘ station building ⓘ |
| languageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Goms region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Obergoms ⓘ village of Gletsch ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Furka Oberalp route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Furka Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhone Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic mountain railway operation
ⓘ
panoramic alpine scenery ⓘ steam-hauled trains ⓘ |
| openingStatus | originally opened in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Furka mountain route of the former Furka–Oberalp Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | tourist railway station ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Furka–Oberalp line (heritage mountain section) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | Swiss narrow-gauge railway network ⓘ |
| reopenedAs | heritage station on the Furka mountain route ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ heritage railway services ⓘ scenic tourist trains ⓘ |
| serves |
hikers
ⓘ
sightseeing passengers ⓘ tourists visiting Furka Pass ⓘ tourists visiting Rhone Glacier ⓘ |
| serviceType | summer-only service ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | popular stop on scenic Furka route ⓘ |
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