Summary
Luzern Bahnhofquai is a quay and shipping terminal in the city of Lucerne, in Switzerland. It is located at the northwest corner of Lake Lucerne, where the river Reuss leaves the lake and flows north toward the Aare. It is served by the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company. The terminal is located across the Bahnhofplatz from Lucerne's primary railway station.[3]
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 The terminal lies beyond the Seebrücke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Lucerne Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°3′4.3″N 8°18′36.7″E / 47.051194°N 8.310194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Lake Lucerne Navigation Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 piers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 10 (Passepartout)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Layout edit
The terminal has six landing stages, numbered 1–6. No. 1 is near the Seebrücke, the stages then continue clockwise around the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre. Directly south on the Bahnhofplatz are the bus bays of the Lucerne railway station, followed by the station building itself.[4]
Services edit
As of the December 2020 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Luzern Bahnhofquai:[5]
- Lake Lucerne Navigation Company:
- hourly service to Brunnen; some ships continue from Brunnen to Flüelen.
- during the summer months, five round-trips per day to Alpnachstad
- during the summer months, three round-trips per day to Küssnacht am Rigi
- during the summer months, three round-trips per day to Meggenhorn
Between April and mid October, the daily Gotthard Panorama Express connects the Bahnhofquai with Lugano once a day by boat and train, travelling by boat along the length of Lake Lucerne to Flüelen, and then by train over the historic high-level Gotthard route.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Liniennetz und Tarifzonen Agglomeration Luzern" (PDF) (in German). Tarifverbund Luzern/Obwalden/Nidwalden. 13 December 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Tarifzonen" (PDF). Tarifverbund Luzern/Obwalden/Nidwalden. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Maps of Switzerland - Swiss Confederation". map.geo.admin.ch. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Luzern" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. October 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Sommer 22. 5. – 5. 9. 2021 (provisorisch)" (PDF). Lake Lucerne Navigation Company. 2021. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Gotthard Panorama Express". Berne: SBB CFF FFS. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
External links edit
Media related to Luzern Bahnhofquai at Wikimedia Commons- Luzern Bahnhofquai – SBB
