Arth-Goldau railway station
Railway station in Switzerland
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Arth-Goldau railway station (German: Bahnhof Arth-Goldau) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and municipality of Arth. The station is located in the centre of the village of Goldau, which forms part of Arth.[1][7][8]
Switzerland
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Arth Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°02′57″N 8°32′58″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SGZ[2] on Lake Zug (from Arth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | Cogwheel railway[3] to Rigi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe and Auto AG Schwyz buses[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 674 and 675 (Tarifverbund Schwyz)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 14,400 per weekday[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is an important junction, where the Zug–Arth-Goldau line joins the main line of the Gotthard line, and also where the Südostbahn-owned Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau line diverges.[1][7]
Layout
Arth-Goldau is a keilbahnhof: a station located between two converging railway lines. The north-south Zug–Arth-Goldau line joins the main line of the east-west Gotthard line. Both lines have two platforms serving three tracks. Additionally, the Arth–Rigi line terminates in its own platforms above and at right angles to the Gotthard platforms.[9][10]
Statue at Arth-Goldau Train Station
A new public art installation featuring 15 life-sized sculptures has been unveiled at Arth-Goldau train station, launched on September 1, 2025, as part of the "Nächster Halt" (Next Stop) project. This initiative celebrates two major anniversaries: 150 years of the Arth-Rigi-Bahn and 100 years of the Natur- und Tierpark Goldau.
The sculptures, created by local artist Bernhard "Beni" Annen, include a mix of historical and symbolic figures such as:
- A historical Rigi-Bahn conductor
- Two Schwinger (Swiss wrestlers)
- A hiker
- Two litter bearers with a sedan chair
- A bear from the nearby wildlife park
- A fish otter bathing in a fountain
- A fox rummaging through a trash can
- A bearded vulture
These bronze-painted, steel-framed figures are integrated into the station environment, interacting with infrastructure and passengers, adding a playful and cultural dimension to the travel experience.
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Arth-Goldau:[11]
- EuroCity:
- half-hourly service between Zürich HB and Lugano through Gotthard Base Tunnel, with hourly services continuing to Bologna Centrale, Genova Piazza Principe, Milano Centrale, Milano Porta Garibaldi, or Venezia Santa Lucia.
- InterCity:
- InterRegio:
Voralpen Express: Hourly service between Luzern and St. Gallen via Rapperswil.
: Hourly service on the Gotthard line between Locarno and Basel SBB via Luzern.
: Half-hourly service on the Gotthard line between Locarno and Zürich HB via Zug.
- RegioExpress:
: three round-trips on weekends to Olten.
- Zug Stadtbahn S2: hourly service between Baar Lindenpark and Erstfeld.
- Lucerne S-Bahn:
- S3: hourly service between Lucerne and Brunnen.
- S31: hourly service to Biberbrugg.
- Gotthard Panorama Express: daily tourist oriented service to Lugano via the original high level Gotthard tunnel, with connecting boat service on Lake Lucerne to Lucerne.
