Niederrickenbach Station railway station is a

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in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the

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. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the

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. The station is adjacent to the lower station of the

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, to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, from which it takes its name. Niederrickenbach station is horizontally and vertically from Niederrickenbach hamlet. Unusually, and perhaps for this reason, the

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railway timetable includes the word ''Station'' as part of the name of this railway station. Because of the distance the station was made a request stop.

Services

The following services stop at Niederrickenbach Station: *

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''Luzern-Engelberg Express'': hourly service between and . The station is also served by the

to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, which operates every half-hour.

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* * {{SBB web Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden Wolfenschiessen Zentralbahn stations

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