Alp Grüm railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Poschiavo, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the south side of Bernina Pass, on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. It serves the hamlet of Alp Grüm, which, except in summer, is accessible only from the railway. From the station, thanks mainly to the 180° curve immediately to the south, there are far-reaching views of the Palü Glacier, Lago Palu and the Puschlav.[1][4]
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| Location | 7710 Alp Grüm Poschiavo Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°22′29.09989″N 10°1′52.10425″E / 46.3747499694°N 10.0311400694°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2,091 m (6,860 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bernina line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 27.1 km (16.8 mi) from St. Moritz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Nicolaus Hartmann (1923) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 34 (Engadin Mobil)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 July 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 440 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The station has three through tracks and a siding. Two of the through tracks are served by its two platforms and station building.[1][4]
From Alp Grüm the Bernina Railway snakes down around tight curves and spiral tunnels with a gradient of up to 7% into Puschlav, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. The next station, Cavaglia, which is clearly visible from Alp Grüm, is 400 metres (1,300 ft) below, just 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away in a straight line, but 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) distant by rail.[1][4]
The section of line between Ospizio Bernina and Poschiavo, on which the station is located, was opened on 5 June 1910 by the Bernina Railway Company. During construction of the line, Alp Grüm was created as a crossing loop. The current station building, together with its buffet and hotel, was opened in 1923.[5]
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Alp Grüm:[6]
- Bernina Express: Several round-trips per day between Chur or St. Moritz and Tirano.
- RegioExpress / Regio: hourly service between St. Moritz and Tirano.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 77. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
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- Alp Grüm railway station – SBB
- Alp Grüm railway station – Rhaetian Railway
- Webcam overlooking Alp Grüm station (in Italian)
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