St. Moritz railway station
St. Moritz railway station is a railway station in the resort town of St. Moritz, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is the southern terminus of the Albula Railway line from Chur, and a northern terminus for the Bernina Railway line from Tirano in Italy.[1] The station also serves as a terminus for local bus and Postbus services.
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| Location | Via Grevas St. Moritz Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°29′52.69207″N 9°50′47.00378″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,775 m (5,823 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 100.3 km (62.3 mi) from Landquart[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz and Engadin Bus buses[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 10 (Engadin Mobil)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 3,300 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  St. Moritz Location within Switzerland  St. Moritz St. Moritz (Canton of Graubünden) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hourly services operate on both the Albula and Bernina lines. Because these two lines operate with different types and levels of power supply, St Moritz is also a "Power supply switch" station (Systemwechselbahnhof).
The station is located at a height of 1,775 m (5,823 ft) above sea level and is the highest urban railway station in Switzerland.
History
The station came into operation in 1904. At this time St Moritz had already had its own electric tram service, Strassenbahn St. Moritz, since 1896 and there were plans to build a branch line to link the tram service to the new station. For financial reasons the short linking branch line was never built, however.
Services
The following services stop at St. Moritz:[4][5]
- Glacier Express: Several round-trips per day to Zermatt.
- InterRegio: hourly service to Chur.
- RegioExpress: hourly service to Landquart.
- Regio:
- hourly service to Tirano.
- limited service to Chur.
Gallery
Train leaving St. Moritz.
Glacier Express at platform 1 of St. Moritz.
Postbus at St. Moritz station.
St. Moritz station from above.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
Media related to St. Moritz railway station at Wikimedia Commons- St. Moritz railway station – Rhaetian Railway