Arth-Goldau railway station

  • Gotthard route
  • Swiss Südostbahn
  • Thalwil - train - type -Goldau
  • Arth -Rigi -Bahn

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The station Arth -Goldau is a railway junction in the political community Arth in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It is located in the center of the village Goldau, which is part of Arth.

Location

The station is located south of Lake Zug, along the two banks, the routes of the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB) from Basel -Lucerne and Zurich by train - run, which meet at Arth -Goldau station. It is therefore created as a wedge Station. To the south the Gotthard route leads to Bellinzona -Lugano -Chiasso and Locarno and Luino (Italy). Arth -Goldau is also the end point of the Southeastern Railway (SOB ) of Rapperswil via Biberbrugg. About the northern exit to Immensee-Luzern/Rotkreuz begins on a high platform the route of the Arth -Rigi -Bahn, which the north-east flank of the famous mountain views Rigi along, leading to Rigi-Kulm. Thus, the station Arth -Goldau is also a tower station. With the Arth -Goldau station are two major tourist attractions, the Rigi and the third largest zoo in Switzerland, the nature and animal Golday, directly accessible.

History

1872 should come first the station in the plane between Arth and Oberarth to pass, where the railroad tracks of Zurich and Lucerne should meet. From Oberarth from should a tunnel to be built under the rubble of the landslide, lead to stones. Because of a bad financial situation of the Gotthard Railway this work had to be discontinued in 1876. This financial crisis had an impact on the construction program from where the village of Arth represented one of the main victims. As a lower-cost solution, a line along the route of the debris field in Goldau was considered. Finally, the station was built in 1876 in Goldau and received the diplomatic double name Arth -Goldau. On 1 June 1882, the Gotthard Railway was opened.

This lost by the Oberarth station of the Arth -Rigi -Bahn, which was opened in 1875 where the GB Station was planned in importance. The station Arth -Goldau could be used by the ARB from the beginning paid with what you umlegte the track now led over the new station. But the trains in Arth Arth -Goldau station had to make a hairpin, for turning the locomotives a turntable was installed. As a result, he was transferred in 1884, the ARB custodian of Oberarth to its present location above the station Arth -Goldau.

On August 8, 1891, the South Eastern Railway began operating on the route Rapperswil- Pfäffikon- Biberbrugg -Goldau. 1897, the railway lines from Goldau were taken by train to Zurich and Lucerne Immensee - in operation. Only now was the station Arth -Goldau to a railway junction. The new railway lines in the station had to be rebuilt in the same year to a generous wedge Station. The Arth -Rigi -Bahn was also able to realize their project of a high platform. With the commissioning of the high platform the ARB separated the operation of the roller coaster Arth -Goldau and the cogwheel train to Mount Rigi. The roller coaster ended now on the station square in front of the station building. The track connection remained as custodian driveway.

Station of the Arth -Rigi -Bahn

The Arth -Rigi -Bahn has since 1897 began in the high- Perron, who at right angles over the running in the direction Immensee tracks (5-8 ) is available. For the construction of a RB station there were several ideas that initially had been scheduled to pick up the high platform and let the trains run in parallel to the mainline railway station in a station on the existing connecting track. Although the building permit has been issued, the SBB asked the Rigi -Bahn, not to realize the project, as in the course of the NEAT at Arth -Goldau station additional storage space were needed. Then the RB withdrew the project and decided to maintain the high platform. However, the station will come again to stand between high and Perron Sonneggstrasse, the high platform itself is used as a reception hall and access road to the other railway facilities. By 2012, the new station is to be completed, also the high platform is being refurbished and raised because of the clearance gauge required for NEAT. During this time all RB trains from the temporary terminus Goldau Eichmatt, around 200 meters from the Railway Station. Construction of the new RB- station was on 8 October 2010, the same day the station Eichmatt was put into operation.

Connections

Railway lines

Transport

  • S 2 train - Arth -Goldau - Erstfeld SBB
  • S 3 Lucerne - Arth -Goldau Fountain SBB
  • S 31 Arth -Goldau - Rothenthurm BiberbruggSOB
  • S 32 Arth -Goldau Station Red Cross SOB, six pairs of trains on weekdays

Long-distance traffic

  • EC Zurich HB- Arth -Goldau -Lugano - Milano Centrale every two hours
  • EC Basel SBB -Lucerne- Arth -Goldau - Milano Centrale train pair daily
  • ICN Zurich HB- Arth -Goldau -Lugano ( Chiasso ) every two hours; Amplifier features of the EC
  • IR Zurich HB- Arth -Goldau -Schwyz Fountain Göschenen - Locarno every two hours
  • IR Basel SBB -Lucerne- Arth -Goldau -Schwyz Fountain Göschenen - Locarno every two hours
  • IR Lucerne - Küssnacht - Arth -Goldau -Pfäffikon SZ -St. Gall - Roman Horn Hourly; Pre-Alpine Express

The train station also go through many "classic" freight trains, as well as combined transport trains on a major European transport axis. The SBB also let the Lokomotivpersonal SBB Cargo from Erstfeld to Arth -Goldau embarrassed, because this station as opposed to Erstfeld within the maximum driving time per day is a train driver from Germany here.

Bus

The station Arth -Goldau is served by two bus companies.

  • Zugerland Transport Authority ( ZVB) Line 21, Goldau - Arth- Walchwil
  • Line 23, Goldau saddle
  • Auto AG Schwyz ( AAGS ) Line 1B, Lauerz mill -Goldau

Special

In Goldau the construction of the Gotthard Railway also had an impact on biodiversity. Occur in some species of lizards, which are otherwise only found in southern regions. The lizards were about a hundred years ago with the first freight trains through the Gotthard. As in Goldau the transhipment of goods always took a certain amount of time, the animals were able to settle in the area. On Depotweg which is located near the railway station, one finds today a larger population of these reptiles.

Pictures of Arth-Goldau railway station

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