Bernina Lagalb railway station

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Bernina Lagalb
Red train parked at station; the station building is single-story with a flat roof
A train at the station in 2007
LocationPontresina
Switzerland
Coordinates46°26′11.796″N 9°59′30.948″E / 46.43661000°N 9.99193000°E / 46.43661000; 9.99193000Coordinates: 46°26′11.796″N 9°59′30.948″E / 46.43661000°N 9.99193000°E / 46.43661000; 9.99193000
Elevation2,099 m (6,886 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bernina line
Distance17.9 km (11.1 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz and  [de] buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone32 ()[2]
History
Opened5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Passengers
201850 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Bernina Diavolezza
towards St. Moritz
 Regio
 Ospizio Bernina
towards Tirano
Location
Bernina Lagalb is located in Switzerland
Bernina Lagalb
Bernina Lagalb
Location within Switzerland

Bernina Lagalb railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Pontresina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][4]

The station has three through tracks, only two of which are served by its two platforms and station building. The lower station of the cableway to Piz Lagalb is some 200 m (660 ft) away.[1][4]

The station was opened in 1962, at the same time as the adjacent cable car. The station is situated on the lowest part of a 2.2 km (1.4 mi) deviation created in 1934, when the line as far as the Arlas Gallery was moved to the west side of the valley in order to avoid the risk of avalanches. Before that date, the line ran alongside the road and a memorial on the old route honours eight railway workers who lost their lives in an avalanche in 1920.[5]

Services[]

The following services stop at Bernina Lagalb:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ a b "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 73. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. ^ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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