Arth-Goldau train station

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Arth-Goldau
Arth-Goldau train station with Mythen in the background
Arth-Goldau train station with Mythen in the background
Data
Location in the network Separation station
Design Wedge station , tower station
Platform tracks 6th
abbreviation GD
IBNR 8505004
opening 1882
location
City / municipality Arth
Place / district Goldau
Canton Schwyz
Country Switzerland
Coordinates 684 408  /  211499 coordinates: 47 ° 2 '57 "  N , 8 ° 32' 58"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred and eight  /  211499
m.a.s.l. 510  m
Railway lines
List of train stations in Switzerland

The Arth-Goldau railway station is a railway junction in the political community Arth in the Swiss canton of Schwyz . It is located in the center of the village of Goldau , which belongs to Arth.

location

The station is south of Lake Zug , along the two banks of which the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) routes from Basel - Lucerne and Zurich - Zug run, which meet at Arth-Goldau station. It is therefore designed as a wedge station . The Gotthard route leads south to Bellinzona - Lugano - Chiasso or Locarno and Luino (Italy). Arth-Goldau is also the end point of the southeast railway line (SOB) from Rapperswil via Biberbrugg . Via the northern exit to Immensee – Luzern / Rotkreuz, the Arth-Rigi-Bahn begins next to the high platform and leads along the north-eastern flank of the famous Rigi panoramic mountain to Rigi-Kulm. In the past, the Rigibahn ran directly from the high platform, which means that Arth-Goldau station was also a tower station . With the Arth-Goldau train station, two important tourist attractions, the Rigi and the third largest zoo in Switzerland, the Goldau nature and animal park , are directly developed.

history

According to the Gotthard Railway's initial plans , the station was to be built on the plain between Arth and Oberarth, where the lines from Zurich and Lucerne were to meet. From Oberarth, a tunnel that was to be created under the debris cone of the landslide was supposed to lead to Steinen. Construction of the straightening tunnel began in 1875, but was discontinued a year later due to geological problems and the financial crisis of the Gotthard Railway. The financial crisis occurred when the detailed planning showed that the original construction costs of 187 million francs would be exceeded by more than 100 million. As a result, all conceivable savings measures were examined and the decision was made to create the entire route as a single lane for the time being. In addition, the access routes Lucerne – Immensee, Zug – Goldau and Lugano – Giubiasco have been postponed and an open route has been planned for Goldau. In 1879 the construction of the open, single-lane route began with a train station at the current location, which was then given the double name Arth-Goldau. The Gotthard Railway was opened on June 1, 1882.

As a result, the Oberarth station of the Arth-Rigi-Bahn, which was opened in 1875 where the GB station was planned, lost its importance. The Arth-Goldau station was allowed to be used by the ARB from the start for a fee, for which the route that now led via the new station was rerouted. To do this, the trains from Arth had to make a hairpin at Arth-Goldau station , and a turntable was installed to turn the locomotives. As a result, in 1884, the ARB depot was moved from Oberarth to its current location above the Arth-Goldau train station.

On August 8, 1891, the Südostbahn began operations on the Rapperswil – Pfäffikon – Biberbrugg – Goldau line, after initial projects had envisaged the connection to the Gotthard Railway in Brunnen. In 1897, the railway lines from Arth-Goldau to Zug-Zurich and Immensee-Lucerne, which had initially been deferred by the Gotthard Railway, went into operation and Arth-Goldau station became a railway junction, as planned from the beginning. The introduction of the new railway line from Zug required the complex conversion to a wedge station with the construction of a new station building. The departure point of the Arth-Rigi-Bahn could be relocated to the high platform lying across the Arth-Goldau-Immensee tracks. With the commissioning of the Hochperron, the ARB separated the operation of the Arth – Goldau valley railway and the cog railway on the Rigi. The valley railway now ended on the station square in front of the reception building. The track connection remained as a depot access. In 1906/07, the ARB began electrical operations.

In 1909 the Gotthard Railway was transferred to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). In 1922, electrical operations began on the former Gotthard railway lines and in 1939 on the Südostbahn line. On August 8, 1947, a fire in the buffet wing of the station building caused damage of 350,000 francs. 1974–1985 the station was extensively renovated and on April 23, 1983 a central signal box was put into operation.

Since June 20, 2019, the track and platform systems at Arth-Goldau station have been renewed so that passengers can get on and off the trains without steps. The work should be completed by the end of 2020.

Arth Rigi Railway Station

The Arth-Rigi-Bahn had its starting point from 1897 on the high platform, which stands at right angles over the tracks (5-8) running in the direction of Immensee. Around the turn of the millennium, it was planned to lift the high platform and allow the trains to enter a station parallel to the SBB station via the existing connecting track. Although the planning permission had been granted, construction could not be started because the SBB withdrew their commitment, as additional parking spaces were required in the Arth-Goldau station as part of the NEAT . The Rigi-Bahnen (RB) then withdrew the project and decided to keep the high platform. However, the station will now be located between the high platform and Sonneggstrasse, the high platform itself is used as a reception hall and access route to the other railway facilities. Until the new departure point was completed, all RB trains ran from the provisional terminus in Goldau Eichmatt, around 200 meters from the SBB train station. Construction of the new RB station began on October 11, 2010, and the Eichmatt station went into operation on the same day. On January 20, 2014, the high platform was raised by almost 2 meters to allow the restoration. When the work was finished, it was lowered again and fitted in a 70 cm higher position than before. As early as 1921, the high platform had to be raised by 41 cm to make room for the contact wires. The converted high platform went back into operation on June 28, 2017.

Connections

Rigibahn factory premises

Railway lines

Long-distance transport

Regional traffic

In regional traffic, the station is served by the S2 of the Zug urban railway and the S3 and S31 of the Lucerne S-Bahn .

The S2 and S3 are operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) , the S31 by the Südostbahn (SOB) .

Freight transport

Many “classic” freight trains and combined transport trains run through the station on an important European transport axis. The SBB also had the SBB Cargo locomotive staff relocated from Erstfeld to Arth-Goldau, as this station, unlike Erstfeld, is within the maximum travel time of a train driver per day from Germany.

Bus transport

Arth-Goldau train station is served by two bus companies.

Operated by ZVB, line belonging to the Schwyz tariff association

particularities

In Goldau, the construction of the Gotthard Railway also had an impact on biodiversity. There are certain types of lizards that are otherwise only found in southern regions. The lizards came through the Gotthard on the first freight trains around a hundred years ago. Since the reloading of goods in Goldau always took a certain amount of time, the animals were able to settle in the area. Today a larger population of these reptiles can be found on the Depotweg, which is near the train station.

Web links

Commons : Bahnhof Arth-Goldau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Our Arth-Goldau train station. Commemorative publication for the completion of the station renovation, published by SBB, station director Ivan Seeholzer Arth-Goldau 1985

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Goldau stop of the Arth-Rigi-Bahn ARB, which opened in 1875, was located at a different location. The same applies to the ARB stations in Oberarth and Arth
  2. ↑ Florian Inäbnit: Rigi-Bahnen, Zahnradbahn Arth-Rigi Prellbock Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-907579-18-6 , pp. 44-46
  3. ↑ Gerhard Oswald: End station Brunnen or Goldau? The history of the origins of the railway connection between Innerschwyz and Ausserschwyz. Schwyzer Hefte 54, Verlag Schwyzer Hefte, Schwyz 1991, ISBN 3-909102-15-8
  4. ↑ Florian Inäbnit: Rigi-Bahnen, Zahnradbahn Arth-Rigi Prellbock Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-907579-18-6 , pp. 44-46
  5. ↑ Hans G. Wägli: Rail network Switzerland / Réseau ferré suisse - rail profile Switzerland CH + / Le rail suisse en profile CH +. AS Verlag, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9
  6. ↑ SBB.ch
  7. ↑ Spectacular increase of the high lock in the video; Lucerne newspaper January 21, 2014
  8. ↑ http://www.lokifahrer.ch/Strecken/depots_im_wandel.htm#Arth-Goldau