Alpnachstad PB railway station
Alpnachstad PB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Alpnach, in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. It is the base station of the Pilatus Railway rack railway that ascends near the summit of Pilatus.Photo: Alpöhi, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Alpnachstad in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Alpnachstad (Pilatus-Bahn)” and “Alpnachstad Pilatus-Bahn railway station”
- Address: Brünigstrasse 2, Alpnachstad, 6053
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alpnachstad railway station and Chapel St. Joseph.
Alpnachstad railway station
Railway station
Photo: Orchid59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alpnachstad railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Alpnach in the canton of Obwalden. It is on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. Alpnachstad PB railway station, the lower terminus of the Pilatus Railway, a rack railway that ascends to the summit of Pilatus, is located across the street.
Chapel St. Joseph
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel St. Joseph is a church, which is situated 210 metres south of Alpnachstad PB railway station.
Alpnach Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Alpöhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Air Base Alpnach is a Swiss Air Force airfield near the town Alpnach in Canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It has a concrete runway with a length of 1,500 meters and a width of 40 meters, as well as several taxiways and hangars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpnach and Kägiswil.
Alpnach
Village
Photo: Christian Horcel, CC BY 2.0.
Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried.
Kägiswil
Village
Photo: Alpöhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kägiswil is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Alpnachstad PB railway station.
Hergiswil
Village
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Hergiswil is situated 4 km northeast of Alpnachstad PB railway station.
Alpnachstad PB railway station
- Categories: break-of-gauge station, bottom station, station, and transportation
- Location: Alpnach, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.95551° or 46° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
8.27725° or 8° 16′ 38″ eastElevation
436 metres (1,430 feet)Operator
PBOpen location code
8FRCX74G+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3103498753OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q33511156
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Korean—“Alpnachstad PB railway station” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Alpnachstad PB”
- French: “Alpnachstad PB”
- French: “gare de Alpnachstad PB”
- German: “Bahnhof Pilatus-Bahn Alpnachstad”
- Korean: “알프나흐슈타트 PB역”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Herzog Marinecenter AG and Strandbad Alpnach.
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