Schwyz railway station
Schwyz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Schwyz, the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Opened in 1882, it is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, and forms part of the Gotthard railway, which links northern Switzerland and Immensee with Chiasso and Italy, via the Gotthard Tunnel.Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation and Palais Nideröst with Schutzengelkapelle, economics building and garden.
Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation
Museum
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is a history museum in Schwyz. It was built in 1936 as a national shrine for the Federal Charter of 1291, which was believed to be the founding document of the Swiss Confederation. Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is situated 1¼ km east of Schwyz railway station.
Palais Nideröst with Schutzengelkapelle, economics building and garden
Castle
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Palais Nideröst with Schutzengelkapelle, economics building and garden is a castle, which is situated 1 km east of Schwyz railway station.
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection)
Museum
Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection) is a museum, which is situated 1½ km east of Schwyz railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seewen and Ibach.
Seewen
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seewen is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 2 km to the west of the town centre of Schwyz, and near the shore of Lake Lauerz.
Ibach
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Ibach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 1.5 km to the south of the town centre of Schwyz, at the point where the road from Schwyz to Brunnen bridges the Muota river.
Wylen
Neighborhood
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Wylen is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of Schwyz railway station.
Schwyz railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Switzerland
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Schwyz, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.02642° or 47° 1′ 35″ northLongitude
8.63225° or 8° 37′ 56″ eastElevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)Operator
SBB CFF FFSNetwork
TVSZAbbreviation
“SCHW”UIC ID
8505006Open location code
8FVC2JGJ+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3074774950OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
11963153Wikidata ID
Q677588
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Schwyz railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “施维茨火车站”
- Dutch: “station Schwyz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ستشويز”
- Esperanto: “Schwyz”
- French: “gare de Schwyz”
- French: “Schwyz”
- German: “Bahnhof Schwyz”
- Hungarian: “Schwyz vasútállomás”
- Italian: “stazione di Svitto”
- Italian: “Stazione di Svitto”
- Korean: “슈비츠역”
- Polish: “Schwyz”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Schwyz”
- Spanish: “Estación de Schwyz”
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