Bernina Lagalb railway station explained

Style:Rhaetian Railway
Bernina Lagalb
Borough:Pontresina
Country:Switzerland
Elevation:2099m (6,886feet)
Owned:Rhaetian Railway
Line:Bernina line
Distance:17.9km (11.1miles) from
Train Operators:Rhaetian Railway
Connections: PostAuto Schweiz and
Zone:32 (Engadin Mobil)[1]
Passengers:50 per weekday[2]
Pass Year:2018
Mapframe:yes

Bernina Lagalb railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Pontresina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[3]

The station has three through tracks, only two of which are served by its two platforms and station building. The lower station of the cableway to Piz Lagalb is some 200m (700feet) away.[3]

The station was opened in 1962, at the same time as the adjacent cable car. The station is situated on the lowest part of a 2.2km (01.4miles) deviation created in 1934, when the line as far as the Arlas Gallery was moved to the west side of the valley in order to avoid the risk of avalanches. Before that date, the line ran alongside the road and a memorial on the old route honours eight railway workers who lost their lives in an avalanche in 1920.[4]

Services

the following services stop at Bernina Lagalb:[5]

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 . 23 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape . 73 . Rhaetian Railway . 27 August 2020.
  5. Web site: St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano . de . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 13 October 2023 . 16 December 2023.