Riffelalp railway station explained

Riffelalp
Address:	Zermatt, Valais
Country:	Switzerland
Owned:	Gornergrat Railway
Line:	Gornergrat railway Riffelalp tram
Distance:	4.03km (02.5miles) from
Platforms:	3 (2 island platform)
Tracks:	3
Train Operators:	Gornergrat Railway
Code:	8501691 (RIAL)
Mapframe:	yes

Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2211m (7,254feet) above mean sea level.^{[1] [2]}

The station is linked to the five-star Riffelalp Resort by the long Riffelalp tram,^{[2] [3]} making Riffelalp the highest location in Europe where two distinct railways meet.

Services

the following services stop at Riffelalp:^{[4] [5] [6]}

• Service every 24 minutes between and .
• Service every 24 minutes to Riffelalp, Hotel.

See also

• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland

External links

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 2014-06-01.
3. Web site: Riffelalp Tram . German . http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/ . 2014-06-02.
4. Web site: Zermatt - Gornergrat . 11 September 2023 . de . 13 October 2024 . öv-info.ch.
5. Web site: Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information . en . Gornergratbahn . 13 October 2024.
6. Web site: Riffelalp Station - Riffelalp Hotel . 1 November 2023 . de . 13 October 2024 . öv-info.ch.