Samedan railway station
Samedan railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Samedan, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is an important interchange station on the Rhaetian Railway network between the Albula Railway line (between Chur and St. Moritz) and the Samedan–Pontresina railway.[1] Hourly services operate on each line.
 Platforms 2 and 3, facing St. Moritz |
 Samedan from above. The station can be seen in the centre of the image |
Samedan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 A train arrives at platform 3 in 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Via Retica Samedan Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°32′1.53604″N 9°52′25.06800″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,705 m (5,594 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 97.7 km (60.7 mi) from Landquart[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Engadin Bus buses[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 40 (Engadin Mobil)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,900 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Samedan Location within Switzerland  Samedan Samedan (Canton of Graubünden) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services
The following services stop at Samedan:[4]
- Glacier Express: Several round-trips per day between Zermatt and St. Moritz.
- InterRegio: hourly service between Chur and St. Moritz.
- RegioExpress: hourly service between Landquart and St. Moritz.
- Regio:
- hourly service between Scuol-Tarasp and Pontresina.
- limited service between Chur and St. Moritz.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Samedan railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Samedan railway station – Rhaetian Railway
- Samedan railway station – SBB
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