Brig railway station

Brig
The station building in 2017
General information
LocationBahnhof 1
Brig
Switzerland
Coordinates46°19′9.923″N 7°59′17.142″E / 46.31942306°N 7.98809500°E / 46.31942306; 7.98809500
Elevation677 m (2,221 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
  • 145.6 km (90.5 mi) from Lausanne
  • 73.8 km (45.9 mi) from Spiez
Platforms
Tracks9
Train operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes (55 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (330 spaces)
AccessiblePartly
Other information
Station code8501609 (BR)
IATA codeZDL
History
Opened18 June 1878 (1878-06-18)
Passengers
202320'700 per weekday (BLS, MGB, RegionAlps, SBB)
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Visp
towards Basel SBB
EuroCity Domodossola
Sion Domodossola
Visp
towards Basel SBB
IC 6 Terminus
Visp
towards Romanshorn
IC 8
Visp IR 90
IR 95
Terminus IR Domodossola
Terminus
Preceding station BLS Following station
Lalden
towards Bern
RE1 Terminus
Eggerberg
towards Bern
RE1
Iselle di Trasquera
towards Domodossola
Eggerberg
towards Biel/Bienne
RE11
Weekends only
Terminus
Terminus RE2 Domodossola
Terminus
Visp
Terminus
RE2
Domodossola
One-way operation
Terminus RE2 Iselle di Trasquera
towards Domodossola
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Visp
towards St-Gingolph
R91 Terminus
Visp
towards Monthey
R91
Location

Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis (French: Brigue-Glis), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Another two metre gauge lines serve the physically adjacent Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station.