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Ambrì-Piotta railway station

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Ambrì-Piotta railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ambrì-Piotta) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Quinto. It takes its name from the nearby communities of Ambrì and Piotta. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Most trains on the Gotthard route now use the Gotthard Base Tunnel and do not pass through Ambrì-Piotta station.[1][5][6]

Coordinates46°30′39″N 8°41′24″E
Elevation988 m (3,241 ft)
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Ambrì-Piotta
Red-and-white train at island platform
SBB train at the station in 2013
General information
LocationQuinto
Switzerland
Coordinates46°30′39″N 8°41′24″E
Elevation988 m (3,241 ft)
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways
LineGotthard line
Distance93.0 km (57.8 mi) from Immensee[1]
Train operators
ConnectionsAutopostale bus lines[2]
Other information
Fare zone244 (arcobaleno)[3]
Passengers
2018130 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Airolo
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Faido
towards Locarno
Airolo
towards Zürich HB
IR 46
Preceding station TiLo Following station
Airolo
Terminus
S10
Limited service
Faido
S50
Limited service
Faido
Location
Close

Services

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Ambrì-Piotta:[7]

The station is also served by an hourly Autopostale bus service between Bellinzona and Airolo that parallels the railway line.[8]

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