Riffelberg railway station explained

Riffelberg
Address:	Zermatt, Valais
Country:	Switzerland
Coordinates:	45.9928°N 7.755°W
Elevation:	2582m (8,471feet)
Line:	Gornergrat railway
Map Type:	Switzerland

Riffelberg 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 2582m (8,471feet) above mean sea level.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is the third highest station on the line and, considering only open-air railway stations, the third highest in Switzerland and Europe as well.

The Hotel Riffelberg is located at the station.^[4]

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: Hotel Riffelberg Zermatt-Matterhorn . Hotel Riffelberg . 2014-06-01.