Miralago railway station

Miralago railway station, previously known as Meschino railway station, is a station in the village of Miralago, within the municipality of Poschiavo and in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][4][5]

Miralago
The station, with lake and station building to the left, and village houses to the right
Location	Poschiavo Switzerland
Coordinates	46°16′23.232″N 10°5′58.380″E
Elevation	964 m (3,163 ft)
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Bernina line
Distance	50.8 km (31.6 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
Connections	AutoPostale buses[2]
History
Opened	1 July 1908 (1908-07-01)
Passengers
2018	60 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station Le Prese towards St. Moritz Regio Brusio towards Tirano
Location
Miralago Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Miralago Miralago (Canton of Graubünden) Show map of Canton of Graubünden

The station lies between the village and the Lago di Poschiavo, and has two through tracks, both served by ground level platforms, and a simple single story station building. To the north, as far as Le Prese, the line runs between the main road and the lake. To the south, the line runs briefly in the carriageway of a minor village street before crossing the Poschiavino river by a skew arch and commencing a more or less continuous 7% descent towards Brusio.[4][5]

The Lago di Poschiavo acts as a reservoir serving hydro-electric plants downstream, and one of the reasons for the construction of the Bernina railway was to provide access to these works. The line was financed by Kraftwerke Brusio AG, the builders of the dam and power station. The station opened on 1 July 1908 with the opening of the Tirano to Poschiavo section of the Bernina line. Originally known as Meschino, the station was renamed to its current name in 1938.[5][6]