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St. Moritz railway station

Coordinates: 46°29′52.69207″N 9°50′47.00378″E / 46.4979700194°N 9.8463899389°E / 46.4979700194; 9.8463899389
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St. Moritz
Wide four-story building with hip roof and clock tower
The station building in 2008
General information
LocationVia Grevas
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Coordinates46°29′52.69207″N 9°50′47.00378″E / 46.4979700194°N 9.8463899389°E / 46.4979700194; 9.8463899389
Elevation1,775 m (5,823 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)
Distance100.3 km (62.3 mi) from Landquart[1]
Platforms5
Train operators
ConnectionsBus interchange PostAuto Schweiz and Engadin Bus [de][2]
Other information
Fare zone10 (Engadin Mobil)[2]
History
Opened10 July 1904 (1904-07-10)
Passengers
20183,300 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Terminus Bernina Express Pontresina
towards Tirano
IR 38 Celerina
towards Chur
RE 3 Celerina
towards Landquart
RE 9 Celerina Staz
towards Tirano
R 19
Preceding station Glacier Express Following station
Terminus Glacier Express Samedan
towards Zermatt
Location
Map

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

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The station came into operation in 1904. At this time St Moritz had already had its own electric tram service, Strassenbahn St. Moritz [de], 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

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ a b "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ^ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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