Brig railway station

Brig
The station building in 2017
General information
Location	Bahnhof 1 Brig Switzerland
Coordinates	46°19′10″N 07°59′17″E / 46.31944°N 7.98806°E / 46.31944; 7.98806
Elevation	677 m (2,221 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lausanne–Brig Bern–Lötschberg–Brig
Platforms	3 island platforms 1 side platform
Tracks	9
Train operators	BLS AG RegionAlps Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	Postauto buses Local buses [1]
Construction
Parking	55
Other information
Station code	8501609 (BR)
History
Opened	18 June 1878 (1878-06-18)
Passengers
2023	20'700 per weekday[2] (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 Visp towards Basel SBB IC 6 Terminus Visp towards Romanshorn IC 8 Visp towards Geneva Airport IR 90 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
Location Brig Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Brig Brig (Canton of Valais) Show map of Canton of Valais

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.