Lax railway station
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LocationLax
Switzerland
Switzerland
Coordinates46°23′13″N 8°07′01″E / 46.387°N 8.117°E
Elevation1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Owned byMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
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 The station building in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Lax Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°23′13″N 8°07′01″E / 46.387°N 8.117°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,045 m (3,428 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn | |||||||||||||||
| Line | 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[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501673 (LAX) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 290 per weekday[2] (MGB) | |||||||||||||||
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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.
