Sion railway station
Sion railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valère Basilica and Media center Valais Sion.
Valère Basilica
Castle
The Valère Basilica, also called Valère castle, is a fortified Roman Catholic church situated in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located on a hill and faces the Château de Tourbillon, situated on the opposite hill. Valère Basilica is situated 800 metres northeast of Sion railway station.
Media center Valais Sion
Library
Media center Valais Sion is a library, which is situated 510 metres northwest of Sion railway station.
Sion Cathedral
Church
Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sion. The cathedral, in the Byzantine style, contains several Roman inscriptions, 15 altars, and many fonts. Sion Cathedral is situated 730 metres north of Sion railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salins and Les Agettes.
Salins
Village
Salins was a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion.
Les Agettes
Village
Les Agettes is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Agettes merged on 1 January 2017 into Sion. Les Agettes is situated 2½ km southeast of Sion railway station.
Bramois
Village
Bramois is a village located in Switzerland, in the canton of Valais, approximately 4 km southeast of the center of Sion. The commune of Bramois was merged with the commune of Sion in 1968. Bramois is situated 3½ km east of Sion railway station.
Sion railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22746° or 46° 13′ 39″ north
Longitude
7.35933° or 7° 21′ 34″ east
Elevation
494 metres (1,621 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
SBB
Abbreviation
“SIO”
IATA airport code
ZUF
UIC ID
8501506
Open location code
8FR969G5+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Sion railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Sion”
- Dutch: “Station Sion”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة سيون”
- Esperanto: “Sion”
- French: “gare de Sion”
- French: “Gare de Sion”
- German: “Bahnhof Sitten”
- German: “Sitten”
- Hungarian: “Sion vasútállomás”
- Italian: “stazione di Sion”
- Italian: “Stazione di Sion”
- Korean: “시옹역”
- Polish: “Sion”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Sion”
- Spanish: “Estación de Sion”
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