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Riffelberg railway station

Coordinates: 45°59′35″N 7°45′18″E / 45.99306°N 7.75500°E / 45.99306; 7.75500
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Riffelberg
General information
LocationZermatt, Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates45°59′35″N 7°45′18″E / 45.99306°N 7.75500°E / 45.99306; 7.75500
Elevation2,582 m (8,471 ft)
Owned byGornergrat Railway
Line(s)Gornergrat line
Distance6.47 km (4.02 mi) from Zermatt GGB
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsGornergrat Railway
ConnectionsSki resort
Other information
Station code8501692 (RIBE)
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station
Rotenboden
towards Gornergrat
Gornergrat–Zermatt Riffelalp
towards Zermatt GGB
Location
Map

Riffelberg 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 2,582 m (8,471 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2] It is the third highest station on the line and, considering only open-air railway stations, the third highest in Switzerland and Europe as well.

The Hotel Riffelberg is located at the station.[3]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Riffelberg:[4][5]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  3. ^ "Hotel Riffelberg Zermatt-Matterhorn". Hotel Riffelberg. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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