Gornergrat is the upper terminal railway station of the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links it with the resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.[1][2]
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| Location | Gornergrat, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°59′0″N 7°46′56″E / 45.98333°N 7.78222°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 3,089 m (10,135 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gornergrat line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.34 km (5.80 mi) from Zermatt GGB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501694 (GOGR) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 August 1898 | ||||||||||
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Near the station is the Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.
Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Gornergrat:[3][4]
- Service every 24 minutes to Zermatt GGB.
Gallery
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The station with the Matterhorn behind -
Train at the platform
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Gornergrat railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Gornergrat railway station – SBB
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