page_title: BVZ Zermatt-Bahn
section_title: Zermatt railway station
hierarchical_section_title: BVZ Zermatt-Bahn / Description of the line / Randa–Zermatt / Zermatt railway station
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bahnhof Zermatt English: Zermatt Railway Station
context_page_description: The Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn – officially known between 1991 and 2002 as the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn – is a metre gauge railway in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its 44 kilometre long line links the communities of Brig and Visp in the Rhone Valley with Täsch and the car free holiday resort of Zermatt in the Mattertal. The BVZ also forms part of the much travelled and admired route of the Glacier Express between St. Moritz and Zermatt. Opened in 1891 as the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn, the BVZ merged on 1 January 2003 with the Furka Oberalp Bahn to form the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.
  The Gornergratbahn is connected with the BVZ at Zermatt.
context_section_description: The appearance of Zermatt railway station is characterised by 1980s era alterations.  To protect passengers and rolling stock from avalanches, a massive concrete canopy was erected by 1989, and the canopy spans a total of six tracks.  Track 1, which is located on the western side of the station, is equipped with an inspection pit, and is not open to the public.  Here, the main task is the maintenance of the shuttle trains to and from Täsch.  Track 2 has been set up for the shuttle traffic to Täsch, and is used according to the Spanish solution, with both sides equipped with platforms to allow a rapid exchange of passengers.  Tracks 3 to 5 serve the regular traffic to Brig, and each has its own platform.  Track 6 serves mainly cargo traffic, and ends at the baggage hall of the station building.  It is shorter than the other tracks, but is also provided with a common platform with track 6.
  The present day station building was erected at the start of the 1990s, in the regional timber built style.  In its proportions, it resembles the former station building from 1891, and is divided into three areas.  The southern part includes, amongst other things, the station restaurant, while in the central part of the building can be found the ticket office and baggage claim. The north side is located next to the baggage hall, which is a concrete structure.  The Gornergratbahn station is on the opposite side of the road.  It is connected to the MGB station by rail link, over which goods traffic and rolling stock transfers are handled.
  North of the MGB station is an extensive layout of tracks, which are utilised primarily for goods traffic and the storage of vehicles.  Since soon after the 1966 avalanche, the station throat has been covered by a massive avalanche gallery.  This so-called Schafgrabengalerie (sheep's grave gallery) is laid out with two tracks, and also allows avalanche-safe storage of vehicles.  To the east of this gallery are open sidings, which can be used only to a limited extent in winter due to the risk of avalanches.
caption: Zermatt's station concourse.
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