Landquart railway station
Landquart railway station (German: Bahnhof Landquart) is a major railway station in the municipality of Landquart, in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is an intermediate stop on the Swiss Federal Railways Chur–Rorschach line and the junction of the Landquart–Davos Platz and Landquart–Thusis lines of the Rhaetian Railway.[1] It is served by long-distance, local, and regional trains.
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| Location | Bahnhofplatz 1 Landquart Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°58′2.784″N 9°33′14.476″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Sargans[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1858 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 13,900 per weekday[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are trains to Zürich and beyond in the north and services to Chur and Disentis/Mustér in the south. In addition, there are connecting services to Klosters, Davos and Scuol in the east.
There are currently six platforms in use at the station. Platforms 2, 3 and 4 are served by SBB and Platforms 5, 6 and 8 are served by RhB. Platforms 1 and 7 are not normally used.
Landquart station is the start of the Prättigauer Höhenweg, a multi-day hiking trail that leads to Klosters.[4]
Services
Long-distance
The following long-distance services call at Landquart:[5]
- Intercity Express: Two round-trips per day over the Chur–Rorschach line between Hamburg and Chur.
- InterCity: Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line from Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Chur.
Regional
The following regional services call at Landquart:[5]
- InterRegio: Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Chur.
- RegioExpress:
- Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Chur.
- Hourly service over the Landquart–Thusis line to Disentis/Mustér and the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Scuol-Tarasp.
- Hourly service over the Landquart–Davos Platz line to St. Moritz.
- Hourly service over the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Davos Platz.
- Limited service over the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Scuol-Tarasp.
- Limited service over the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Davos Platz.
Local
Landquart is served by the S1 of the Chur S-Bahn and the S12 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn:[5]
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Liniennetz Landquart /Chur" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "72 Prättigau Highland Trail, Landquart-Klosters". Graubünden Tourism. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Landquart" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
External links
Media related to Landquart railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Landquart railway station – SBB
- Landquart railway station – Rhaetian Railway