Göschenen railway station
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Summary
Göschenen railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #174 of 18,574).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Göschenen[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Instance of: break-of-gauge station[5]
- Connecting line: Gotthard railway[6], Schöllenen railway[7]
- Owned by: Swiss Federal Railways[8]
- Operator: Swiss Federal Railways[9]
- Adjacent station: Airolo railway station[10], Wassen railway station[11], Andermatt railway station[12]
- Station code: GOE[13]
- Part of: list of cultural properties in Göschenen[14]
- Commons category: Göschenen railway station[15]
- Inception: 1882[16]
- Number of platform tracks: 2[17], 5[18]
- Connecting service: InterRegio[19], Regio[20]
- Heritage designation: class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance[21]
- Official name: Göschenen[22]
- Has characteristic: railway station with more passengers on weekends[23]
- Date of official opening: January 1, 1882[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 1106 m[25]
- Number of platform faces: 2[26], 6[27]
- State of use: in use[28]
- Street address: Gotthardstrasse[29]
Why It Matters
Göschenen railway station has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]