Cavaglia railway station

Cavaglia railway station is a railway station in the village of Cavaglia, within the municipality of Poschiavo in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][3]

Cavaglia
The station in 2008
General information
Location	Poschiavo Switzerland
Coordinates	46°21′51″N 10°02′38″E
Elevation	1,692 m (5,551 ft)
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Bernina line
Distance	33.1 km (20.6 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
History
Opened	5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Passengers
2018	200 per weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station Alp Grüm towards St. Moritz Regio Cadera towards Tirano
Location
Cavaglia Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Cavaglia Cavaglia (Canton of Graubünden) Show map of Canton of Graubünden

The station has three through tracks and two sidings. All three through tracks are served by platforms and station buildings.[1][3]

The section of line between Ospizio Bernina and Poschiavo, on which the station is located, was opened in 1910. Initially Cavaglia was simply a crossing loop, but in 1911 it became the winter terminus of the southern section of the line, with the line over the Bernina pass operating only during the summer months, a situation that continued until the winter of 1913/4. The current station building was opened in 1912 as a privately owned hotel, being taken over by the railway in 1925, when a station office and waiting room was added.[4]

A popular tourist destination near this stop are a series of pot holes (giant's kettle).

The railway station and buildings in 2014.

Cavaglia station viewed from Alp Grüm.

View back to Alp Grüm (in the middle distance). The overhead masts of the famous sky turn can just be made out.