Gornergrat railway station explained

Gornergrat
Coordinates:	45.9833°N 7.7822°W
Elevation:	3089m (10,135feet)
Map Type:	Switzerland

Gornergrat is the upper terminal railway station of the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links it with the resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 3089m (10,135feet) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Near the station is the Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.

See also

• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland
• List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fahrplan Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014) . German . Timetable Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014) . Gornergratbahn . 2014-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051111/http://www.gornergratbahn.ch/de/fahrplan_bahn_ticket/fahrplan/apr_jun14/ztt_gg/Pages/default.aspx . 2014-06-05 .
2. Web site: Betriebsdaten . German . Operating data . Gornergratbahn . 2014-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201112/http://www.gornergratbahn.ch/de/footer/ueber_gornergrat_bahn/betriebsdaten/Pages/default.aspx . 2014-06-02 .
3. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 2014-06-01.