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Lalden
The station building in 2018
General information
Location	Lalden, Canton of Valais Switzerland
Coordinates	46°18′5.18″N 7°54′30.67″E / 46.3014389°N 7.9085194°E / 46.3014389; 7.9085194
Elevation	801 m (2,628 ft)
Owned by	BLS AG
Line(s)	Lötschberg line
Distance	67.3 km (41.8 mi) from Spiez
Platforms	2 side platforms 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	BLS AG
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	8507470 (LL)
Passengers
2018	Fewer than 50 persons per day (BLS)
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] BLS Following station Eggerbergtowards Bern RE1 BrigTerminus
Location

Lalden is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Lalden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG. The station lies some 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the village centre of Lalden, and is about 150 metres (490 ft) higher. The station was closed until December 2024 because of track work on the railway line.

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Lalden:

• RegioExpress: service every two hours between Bern and Brig.

Hiking

Lalden station is an intermediate point of the Lötschberg South Ramp walking trail, which parallels the south ramp of the Lötschberg railway as it descends the northern flank of the Rhone valley into Brig. The walk covers the 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Hohtenn station to Brig, passing by the stations of Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden on the way, and offering views south over the Rhone valley.

References

1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. pp. 45, 79. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
2. "Passagierfrequenz (2018)". Lalden, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
3. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
4. "Adjusted timetable for regional rail transport travelling via Lötschberg". BLS AG. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
5. "Spiez - Lötschberg - Brig" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
6. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Lalden" (PDF). BLS AG (in German). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
7. "Southern Lötschberg ramp - The classic hike". BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "Lötschberger-Südrampe" (PDF). BLS AG. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Lalden railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Lalden railway station – SBB

• Railway stations in the canton of Valais
• BLS railway stations