Brig railway station

Brig
The station building in 2017
General information
Location	Bahnhof 1 Brig Switzerland
Coordinates	46°19′9.923″N 7°59′17.142″E / 46.31942306°N 7.98809500°E / 46.31942306; 7.98809500
Elevation	677 m (2,221 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lausanne–Brig Bern–Lötschberg–Brig
Distance	145.6 km (90.5 mi) from Lausanne 73.8 km (45.9 mi) from Spiez [1]
Platforms	7 3 island platforms 1 side platform
Tracks	9
Train operators	BLS AG RegionAlps Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	PostAuto AG buses Local buses [2]
Construction
Parking	Yes (55 spaces)
Bicycle facilities	Yes (330 spaces)
Accessible	Partly
Other information
Station code	8501609 (BR)
IATA code	ZDL
History
Opened	18 June 1878 (1878-06-18)
Passengers
2023	20'700 per weekday[3] (BLS, MGB, RegionAlps, SBB)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Visp towards Basel SBB EuroCity Domodossola towards Milano Centrale Sion towards Genève-Cornavin Domodossola towards Milano Centrale or Venezia Santa Lucia Visp towards Basel SBB IC 6 Terminus Visp towards Romanshorn IC 8 Visp towards Geneva Airport 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.^[1]