St. Moritz railway station
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| Location | Via Grevas St. Moritz Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°29′52.69207″N 9°50′47.00378″E / 46.4979700194°N 9.8463899389°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[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 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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at St. Moritz:[4][5]
- Glacier Express: Several round-trips per day to Zermatt.
- Bernina Express: Up to three round-trips per day to Tirano.
- InterRegio: hourly service to Chur.
- RegioExpress / Regio: hourly service to Landquart and Tirano.
Gallery
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Train leaving St. Moritz. -
Glacier Express at platform 1 of St. Moritz. -
Postbus at St. Moritz station. -
St. Moritz station from above.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
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Media related to St. Moritz railway station at Wikimedia Commons- St. Moritz railway station – SBB
- St. Moritz railway station – Rhaetian Railway
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