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Goppenstein is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ferden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, just outside the southern portal of the Lötschberg tunnel. It takes its name from the nearby hamlet of Goppenstein.[1]

Goppenstein
General information
Location	Goppenstein, Ferden, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates	46.367431°N 7.7555°E / 46.367431; 7.7555
Elevation	1,217 m (3,993 ft)
Owned by	BLS AG
Operated by	BLS AG
Line(s)	Lötschberg line
Connections	PostAuto bus service
Services
Preceding station BLS Following station Kandersteg towards Bern RegioExpress Lötschberger Hohtenn towards Domodossola
Location
Goppenstein Location in Switzerland

The station is served by the following passenger train:[2]

Operator	Train Type	Route	Typical Frequency	Notes
BLS	RegioExpress Lötschberger	Bern - Münsingen - Thun - Spiez - Mülenen - Reichenbach im Kandertal - Frutigen - Kandersteg - Goppenstein - Hohtenn - Ausserberg - Eggerberg - Lalden - Brig	1 per hour

The station is also the southern terminus of the BLS car carrying shuttle train to Kandersteg station via the Lötschberg tunnel, with trains running every 30 minutes. There is no road across the Lötschen Pass, under which the tunnel runs, and the nearest alternative road crossings lie many kilometres to the east and west.[3]

A connecting PostAuto bus service runs through the Lötschental valley between Steg and Fafleralp. Up the valley towards Fafleralp this route runs hourly and serves the valley communities of Ferden, Kippel, Wiler and Blatten. Alternate buses continue down the valley to Steg.[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Goppenstein railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Goppenstein railway station – SBB

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