Riffelalp railway station
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| Location | Zermatt, Valais Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°0′8″N 7°45′35″E / 46.00222°N 7.75972°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 2,212 m (7,257 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gornergrat railway Riffelalp tram | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.03 km (2.50 mi) from Zermatt GGB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (2 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501691 (RIAL) | ||||||||||
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Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m (7,254 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2]
The station is linked to the five-star Riffelalp Resort by the 625 metres (2,051 ft) long Riffelalp tram,[2][3] making Riffelalp the highest location in Europe where two distinct railways meet.
Services
[edit]As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Riffelalp:[4][5][6]
- Service every 24 minutes between Gornergrat and Zermatt GGB.
- Service every 24 minutes to Riffelalp, Hotel.
Gallery
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The station looking up the Gornergrat railway -
A Gornergrat bound train leaving the station -
The Riffelalp tram at the station
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Riffelalp Tram". http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/ (in German). Retrieved 2014-06-02.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Riffelalp Station - Riffelalp Hotel" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Riffelalp railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Riffelalp railway station – SBB
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