Elevation 1,762 m (5,781 ft) Opened 30 June 1914 | Connections Postauto buses | |
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Location 3999 Obergoms
Goms, Valais
Switzerland Operated by Furka–Oberalp-Bahn (to 1981)
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (since 2000) Line(s) Furka–Oberalp-Bahn (FO) (to 1981)
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB) (since 2000) Distance 12.90 km (8.02 mi)
from Realp DFB Address 3999 Obergoms, Switzerland Similar Alps, Muttbach‑Belvédère Station, Furka Base Tunnel, Rhône Glacier, Furka Pass | ||
Gletsch railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
History and operations
The station was opened in 1914, and owned and operated from then until 1981 by the Furka–Oberalp-Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden.
In 1982, the original portion of the FO between Oberwald in Valais and Realp in Uri, including the Gletsch railway station, was replaced by an FO line passing through the then new Furka Base Tunnel. The superseded portion of the FO line was abandoned.
Since 11 July 1992 (1992-07-11), the abandoned portion of FO line has been progressively reopened from Realp, as a heritage railway operated by the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB). On 14 July 2000 (2000-07-14), the DFB was extended from its then temporary terminus at Furka to Gletsch via the Furka Summit Tunnel, and the station at Gletsch was reopened.
At a ceremony held on 12 August 2010, the rest of the superseded ex-FO line was formally reopened, following the completion of another DFB extension, this time from Gletsch to Oberwald. At an earlier ceremony on 18 June 2010, a gold spike had been driven to mark the physical reconnection. Scheduled DFB services between Gletsch and Oberwald commenced on 13 August 2010.