Lucerne railway station

Lucerne railway station is a major hub of the rail network of Switzerland, in the city of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne. It is a terminal station serving domestic and international traffic on several rail lines, and is situated in a city centre and waterfront location on the south side of Lake Lucerne.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Switzerland
Also known as: “Lucerne station” and “Luzern station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapellbrücke and Altes Bahnhofstor.

Kapellbrücke

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Kapellbrücke is situated 270 metres northwest of Lucerne railway station.

Altes Bahnhofstor

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Kunstmuseum Luzern

Museum

Photo: Sputniktilt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kunstmuseum Luzern is an art museum founded in 1932, is located within the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre. It is one of the most important art museums in Switzerland, known for its temporary rotating exhibitions of all genres, including contemporary art. Kunstmuseum Luzern is situated 110 metres east of Lucerne railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dietschiberg and Kriens.

Dietschiberg

Locality

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Dietschiberg is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Lucerne railway station.

Kriens

Town

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Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne. Kriens is situated 3 km southwest of Lucerne railway station.

Emmen

Town

Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.

Emmen is a town and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets. Emmen is situated 3½ km northwest of Lucerne railway station.

Lucerne railway station

Categories: dead-end railway station, station located on surface, harbour railway station, break-of-gauge station, station, and transportation
Location: Lucerne, Lucerne District, Canton of Lucerne, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.05024° or 47° 3′ 1″ north

Longitude

8.3103° or 8° 18′ 37″ east

Elevation

441 metres (1,447 feet)

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

SBB

Network

TVLU

Abbreviation

“LZ”

UIC ID

8505000

Open location code

8FVC3826+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2051794005

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

8199054

Wikidata ID

Q455450

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Lucerne railway station” goes by many names.

Chinese: “卢塞恩火车站”
Chinese: “卢塞恩车站”
Czech: “Luzern hlavní nádraží”
Dutch: “station Luzern”
Dutch: “Station Luzern”
Esperanto: “Luzern”
French: “gare de Lucerne”
French: “Gare de Lucerne”
French: “gare de Luzern”
French: “Lucerne”
German: “Bahnhof Luzern”
German: “Durchgangsbahnhof Luzern”
German: “Kopfbahnhof Luzern”
German: “Luzern”
German: “Tiefbahnhof Luzern”
Hungarian: “Lucerna vasútállomás”
Italian: “stazione di Lucerna”
Italian: “Stazione di Lucerna”
Japanese: “ルツェルン駅”
Korean: “루체른역”
Polish: “Luzern (stacja kolejowa)”
Polish: “Luzern”
Spanish: “Estacion de Lucerna”
Spanish: “Estación de Lucerna”
Turkish: “Luzern Tren İstasyonu”

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