Bernina Suot railway station

Bernina Suot railway station, formerly known as Berninahäuser 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][5]

Bernina Suot
Single-story concrete building with gabled roof
The station building in 2012
General information
LocationPontresina
Switzerland
Coordinates46°26′41.460″N 9°58′9.804″E
Elevation2,052 m (6,732 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bernina line
Distance15.7 km (9.8 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz and Engadin Bus buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone32 (Engadin Mobil)[2]
History
Opened1 July 1909 (1909-07-01)
Previous namesBernina-Häuser
Passengers
201850 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Morteratsch
towards St. Moritz
Regio
Bernina Diavolezza
towards Tirano
Location
Bernina Suot is located in Switzerland
Bernina Suot
Bernina Suot
Location within Switzerland
Bernina Suot is located in Canton of Graubünden
Bernina Suot
Bernina Suot
Bernina Suot (Canton of Graubünden)

The station has a two through tracks and two platforms and a station building. There is also a siding, and an avalanche proof building housing a turntable for use by the line's snowploughs.[1][4][5]

The station was opened with the line in 1910, but the railway line and station building were reconstructed in 1993.[5]

Services

The following services stop at Bernina Suot:[6]

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 13 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "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. 71. 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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