Bex railway station
Bex railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Bex, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and the terminus of the Bex–Villars–Bretaye line.Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station with reception and ancillary buildings in Bex in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Also known as: “CFF station: passenger building, buffet, depot, shelter, latrines, and freight halls” and “Gare CFF: bâtiment des voyageurs, buffet, dépôt, abri, latrines et halles des marchandises”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duin Tower and Gabriel Forneret Monument.
Duin Tower
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tower of Duin is the last remaining tower of a former medieval castle located on a hill south of Bex, Switzerland. Duin Tower is situated 2 km southeast of Bex railway station.
Gabriel Forneret Monument
Fountain
The Forneret Monument, a memorial located in the village of Bex, commemorates the battle of the Col de la Croix and the fallen soldiers from Bex. The monument was built on April 19, 1925 on the market square of Bex. Gabriel Forneret Monument is situated 1½ km southeast of Bex railway station.
Bex-Place-du-Marché station
Railway stop
Photo: Roehrensee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bex-Place-du-Marché station is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km east of Bex railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massongex and Saint-Maurice.
Massongex
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Massongex is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Saint-Maurice
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint-Maurice is a cosy small town in Valais, Switzerland. It looks back on a long history, with the first mention in the year 200 as a Roman outpost. It is famous for its abbey.
Lavey-Village
Village
Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto. Lavey-Village is situated 3½ km south of Bex railway station.
Bex railway station
- Categories: break-of-gauge station, dead-end railway station, through station, station, and transportation
- Location: Bex, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.25145° or 46° 15′ 5″ northLongitude
7.00072° or 7° 0′ 3″ eastElevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)Operator
SBBAbbreviation
“BEX”UIC ID
8501402Open location code
8FR97222+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2892181159OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Venetian—“Bex railway station” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة بيكس”
- Esperanto: “Bex”
- French: “Bex”
- French: “Gare CFF: bâtiment des voyageurs, buffet, dépôt, abri, latrines et halles des marchandises”
- French: “gare de Bex”
- French: “Gare de Bex”
- German: “Bahnhof Bex”
- German: “Gare CFF: bâtiment des voyageurs, buffet, dépôt, abri, latrines et halles des marchandises”
- German: “SBB-Bahnhof: Reisendengebäude, Buffet, Depot, Unterstand, Latrinen und Güterhallen”
- Hungarian: “Bex vasútállomás”
- Korean: “베역”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Bex”
- Spanish: “Estación de Bex”
- Venetian: “Stasion de Bex”
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