Furka railway station
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Furka
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DFB train at Furka, July 2006.
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Furka Pass Realp Uri Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°34′34″N 08°25′42″E / 46.57611°N 8.42833°ECoordinates: 46°34′34″N 08°25′42″E / 46.57611°N 8.42833°E |
| Elevation | 2,163 m (7,096 ft) |
| Operated by |
Furka Oberalp Bahn (to 1981) Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (since 1993) |
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Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) (to 1981) Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB) (since 1993) |
| Distance | 6.996 km (4.347 mi) from Realp DFB |
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| Opened | 3 July 1926 |
| Electrified | 1 July 1942 |
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 Furka
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Furka railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926. It was then owned and operated from that point until 1981 by the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden.
In 1982, the original portion of the FO between Oberwald in Valais and Realp in Uri, including the Furka railway station, was replaced by an FO line passing through the then new Furka Base Tunnel. The superseded portion of the FO line was abandoned.
Since 11 July 1992, the abandoned portion of the FO line has been progressively reopened from Realp, as a heritage railway operated by the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB). On 30 July 1993, the DFB was extended from its then temporary terminus at Tiefenbach to Furka via the Steinstafel Viaduct, and the station at Furka was reopened. The station building, reconstructed for the reopening, houses a small restaurant, public conveniences, and a modern block system to control safeworking in the Summit Tunnel.
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