Langwies GR railway station explained

Style:Rhaetian Railway
Langwies GR
Borough:Arosa
Country:Switzerland
Elevation:1317m (4,321feet)
Owned:Rhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942)
Line:Chur–Arosa line
Distance: from
Platforms:2
Train Operators:Rhaetian Railway
Connections:Local buses
Architect:Alfons Rocco (1914)
Mapframe:yes

Langwies GR railway station, often just Langweis railway station, is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in Langwies, lower down the hillside from the centre of the village. A minor level crossing straddles the tracks at the station.

Viaducts

Two notable railway viaducts (or bridges) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct (or Gründjitobel Bridge; German: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) which is 145m long, and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct (or Langwies Viaduct; German: Langwieser Viadukt).

The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering reinforced concrete structure.

Services

the following services stop at Langwies GR:[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
  2. Web site: Chur - Arosa . de . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 13 October 2023 . 16 December 2023.