St. Moritz (Rhaetian Railway station)

Route map
	St. Moritz as shown on the RhB network

St Moritz
St Moritz
	St. Moritz station building
Location	Via Grevas; 7500 St. Moritz ; Maloja, Graubünden ; Switzerland
Coordinates	46°29′52″N9°50′48″E / 46.49778°N 9.84667°E Coordinates: 46°29′52″N9°50′48″E / 46.49778°N 9.84667°E
Elevation	1,775 m
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Operated by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Albula Railway ; Bernina Railway
Distance	102.93 km from Thusis ; 0 km from St. Moritz
Platforms	5
Connections	Postauto and local buses
History
Opened	10 July 1904
Route map
	St. Moritz as shown on the RhB network
Location
	St Moritz Location within Switzerland

Last updated February 23, 2019

St. Moritz 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.

St. Moritz Place in Grisons, Switzerland

St. Moritz is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,910 ft) above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major village and a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated in western, central and southern Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The sovereign state is a federal republic bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km² (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva.

The Albula Railway is a single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the so-called core network of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It links Thusis on the Hinterrhein with the spa resort of St. Moritz in Engadine.

History

The station came into operation in 1904. At this time St Moritz had already had its own electric tram service, Strassenbahn St. Moritz [ de ], 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.

Rhaetian Railway services

RE1/R11 - 1tph
R5 - 1tph

Preceding station	Rhatische Bahn	Following station
Terminus	RE1 RE940	Celerina toward Chur
	R5 R950	Celerina Staz toward Tirano
	R11 R940 Limited service	Celerina toward Chur

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Gallery

Train leaving St. Moritz.
Glacier Express at platform 1 of St. Moritz.
Postbus at St. Moritz station.
St. Moritz station from above.

The Glacier Express (GEX) is an express train connecting railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz in the center of the Swiss Alps. The train is not an "express" in the sense of being a high-speed train, but rather, in the sense that it provides a one-seat ride for an eight-hours-long journey, and omits stops made by local trains. The Glacier Express is known as the slowest express train in the world. As St. Moritz and Zermatt are home to two well-known mountains, the Glacier Express is also said to travel from Matterhorn to Piz Bernina.

A postbus is a public bus service that is operated as part of local mail delivery as a means of providing public transport in rural areas with lower levels of patronage, where a normal bus service would be uneconomic or inefficient. Postbus services are generally run by a public postal delivery company and combine the functions of public transport and mail delivery and collection. A standard passenger fare is payable to the driver or postie.

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Filisur is a railway station in Filisur, Switzerland. It is located on the Albula Railway line from Chur to St. Moritz. Hourly services operate on this section of the line. There is also an hourly connecting service to Davos Platz.

Preda is a railway station in Preda, Switzerland. It is located on the Albula Railway line from Chur to St. Moritz. Hourly services operate on this section of the line.

Samedan is a railway station in Samedan, Switzerland. It is an important interchange station between the Albula Railway line and the Pontresina-Scuol-Tarasp line. Hourly services operate on each line.

Celerina is a railway station in Celerina, Switzerland. It is located on the Albula Railway line between Chur and St.Moritz. Hourly services operate on this section of the line.

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Pontresina is a station on the Bernina Railway line from St. Moritz to Tirano. It is also the terminus of the Pontresina-Scuol-Tarasp railway line. Hourly services operate on each line.

Bergün/Bravuogn is a railway station in Bergün/Bravuogn, Switzerland. It is located on the Albula Railway line from Chur to St. Moritz. Hourly services operate on this section of the line.

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Ospizio Bernina is a station on the Bernina Railway line between St. Moritz in Switzerland and Tirano in Italy. The station lies on the shores of Lago Bianco, near the Bernina Pass, between the Engadin and the valley of Poschiavo, in Graubünden. It is named after the homonymous hospice that lies on the road pass, 50 metres above the station. Administratively, the area belongs to the municipality of Poschiavo.

Tirano (RhB) is one of two stations in Tirano, Italy. It is the southern terminus of the metre gauge Bernina Railway line from St. Moritz. Hourly services operate on this line.

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