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Lax
The station building in 2015
General information
Location	Lax Switzerland
Coordinates	46°23′13″N 8°7′1″E / 46.38694°N 8.11694°E / 46.38694; 8.11694
Elevation	1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Owned by	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)	Furka Oberalp line
Distance	14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) from Brig Bahnhofplatz
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Connections	PostAuto AG bus line
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8501673 (LAX)
Passengers
2023	290 per weekday (MGB)
Services
Preceding station Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Following station Grengiolstowards Zermatt RE 42 Fiesch Feriendorftowards Fiesch Grengiolstowards Visp R 43 Fiesch Feriendorftowards Andermatt
Location

Lax railway station (German: Bahnhof Lax) is a railway station in the municipality of Lax, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Lax:

• Regio: hourly service between Visp and Andermatt.
• RegioExpress: hourly service between Zermatt and Fiesch.

References

1. "Liniennetz Fiesch und Umgebung" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
2. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Lax, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
3. "Visp - Brig - Oberwald - Andermatt - Göschenen" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

External links

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

• Railway stations in the canton of Valais
• Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn stations