Elevation 488 m (1,601 ft) | Operated by Zentralbahn | |
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Location Kantonstrasse
Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden
Switzerland Line(s) Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line (Zentralbahn) Address 6383 Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland Similar Grafenort railway station, Maria Rickenbach Monastery, Hergiswil Matt railway st, Ewil Maxon railway station, Kriens Mattenhof railway st | ||
Niederrickenbach 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.
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.
The station is served by the following passenger trains:
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.