St. Moritz railway station explained

Style:Rhaetian Railway
St. Moritz
Address:Via Grevas
Borough:St. Moritz
Country:Switzerland
Elevation:1775m (5,823feet)
Owned:Rhaetian Railway
Distance:100.3km (62.3miles) from
Platforms:5
Connections: PostAuto Schweiz and [1]
Zone:10 (Engadin Mobil)
Passengers:3,300 per weekday[2]
Pass Year:2018
Mapframe:yes

St. Moritz railway station is a railway station in the resort town of St. Moritz, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is the southern terminus of the Albula Railway line from Chur, and a northern terminus for the Bernina Railway line from Tirano in Italy. The station also serves as a terminus for local bus and Postbus services.

Hourly services operate on both the Albula and Bernina lines. Because these two lines operate with different types and levels of power supply, St Moritz is also a "Power supply switch" station (Systemwechselbahnhof).

The station is located at a height of above sea level and is the highest urban railway station in Switzerland.

History

The station came into operation in 1904. At this time St Moritz had already had its own electric tram service,, since 1896 and there were plans to build a branch line to link the tram service to the new station. For financial reasons the short linking branch line was never built, however.

Services

the following services stop at St. Moritz:[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linien- und Zonenplan . de . Engadin Bus . 25 November 2023 . 16 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Passagierfrequenz . September 2019 . 2 August 2020 . Swiss Federal Railways.
  3. Web site: Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz . de . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 12 October 2023 . 16 December 2023.
  4. Web site: St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano . de . Bundesamt für Verkehr . 13 October 2023 . 16 December 2023.