Alp Grüm railway station explained

Style:Rhaetian Railway
Alp Grüm
Address:7710 Alp Grüm
Borough:Poschiavo
Country:Switzerland
Elevation:2091m (6,860feet)
Owned:Rhaetian Railway
Line:Bernina line
Distance:27.1km (16.8miles) from
Train Operators:Rhaetian Railway
Architect:Nicolaus Hartmann (1923)
Zone:34 (Engadin Mobil)[1]
Passengers:440 per weekday[2]
Pass Year:2018
Mapframe:yes

Alp Grüm railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Poschiavo, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the south side of Bernina Pass, on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. It serves the hamlet of Alp Grüm, which, except in summer, is accessible only from the railway. From the station, thanks mainly to the 180° curve immediately to the south, there are far-reaching views of the Palü Glacier, Lago Palu and the Puschlav.[3]

The station has three through tracks and a siding. Two of the through tracks are served by its two platforms and station building.[3]

From Alp Grüm the Bernina Railway snakes down around tight curves and spiral tunnels with a gradient of up to 7% into Puschlav, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. The next station,, which is clearly visible from Alp Grüm, is below, just away in a straight line, but distant by rail.[3]

The section of line between Ospizio Bernina and Poschiavo, on which the station is located, was opened on 5 June 1910 by the Bernina Railway Company. During construction of the line, Alp Grüm was created as a crossing loop. The current station building, together with its buffet and hotel, was opened in 1923.[4]

Services

the following services stop at Alp Grüm:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linien- und Zonenplan . de . Engadin Bus . 25 November 2023 . 16 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Passagierfrequenz . September 2019 . 8 August 2020 . Swiss Federal Railways.
  3. Maps of Switzerland . Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 27 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape . 77 . Rhaetian Railway . 27 August 2020.
  5. Web site: St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano . de . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 13 October 2023 . 16 December 2023.