Riffelalp railway station explained

Riffelalp
Address:	Zermatt, Valais
Country:	Switzerland
Coordinates:	46.0047°N 7.7539°W
Elevation:	2211m (7,254feet)
Line:	Gornergrat railway Riffelalp tram
Map Type:	Switzerland

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] [3]}

The station is linked to the five-star Riffelalp Resort by the long Riffelalp tram,^{[3] [4]} making Riffelalp the highest location in Europe where two distinct railways meet.

See also

• List of highest railway stations 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.
4. Web site: Riffelalp Tram . German . http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/ . 2014-06-02.