Poschiavo railway station

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The station in 2008, prior to remodelling
General information
Locationvial da la Stazion
Poschiavo
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°19′29.280″N10°3′15.552″E / 46.32480000°N 10.05432000°E / 46.32480000; 10.05432000
Elevation1,014 m (3,327 ft)
Owned by Rhaetian Railway
Line(s) Bernina line
Distance43.6 km (27.1 mi) from St. Moritz [1]
Train operators Rhaetian Railway
Connections AutoPostale buses [2]
Construction
Architect Theodor Hartmann (1962)
History
Opened1 July 1908 (1908-07-01)
Passengers
2018710 per weekday [3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Alp Grüm
towards Chur or St. Moritz
Bernina Express Le Prese
towards Tirano
Cavaglia
towards St. Moritz
RE 9
Cadera
towards St. Moritz
R 19 Li Curt
towards Tirano
Location
Poschiavo railway station

Poschiavo railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Poschiavo, in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The station lies just outside the village of Poschiavo, and is linked to it by an avenue at right angles to the line. [1] [4] [5]

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The station opened on 1 July 1908 with the opening of the Tirano to Poschiavo section of the Bernina line. The station building dates from 1962, and the station was modernised and remodelled between 2016 and 2019. [5] [6]

The station has a five-story station building on one side of the line, whilst on the opposite side of the line is the principal depot of the Bernina line, responsible for maintaining the 1000 V DC rolling stock used on the line, with several lines between them. Since the recent remodelling, only the line nearest the station building is served by a raised and widened platform. A stretch of double track immediately to the north of the station, and a passing loop to the south, offer the ability for trains to pass each before or after calling at the platform. [1] [4] [6] [7]

Depot buildings looking towards Tirano Poschiavo-Berninabahn-Workshop-02.jpg
Depot buildings looking towards Tirano
Depot buildings looking towards St Moritz RhB-Ge162+De151 Poschiavo2014.jpg
Depot buildings looking towards St Moritz
The station during the remodelling Poschiavo-Berninabahn-Railwaystation renovation-04.jpg
The station during the remodelling

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Poschiavo: [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rete di trasporto Valposchiavo" (PDF) (in Italian). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage – Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 81. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Grosses Fest zur Eröffnung des modernisierten Bahnhof Poschiavo" [Big celebration for the opening of the modernized Poschiavo station]. grheute.ch (in German). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Huber, Florian (2016). "Die Werkstätten und Depotanlagen der Rhätischen Bahn" (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.


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