Scuol-Tarasp railway station

Scuol-Tarasp railway station is the northern terminus of the Bever–Scuol-Tarasp railway. It is located on the western edge of the village of Scuol at an altitude of 1287 m in the Lower Engadine.[1] The station is named after the neighbouring village of Scuol and the small town of Tarasp.

Scuol-Tarasp
Three-story building with hip roof and adjoining canopy-covered platforms
Train at the station in 2010
General information
LocationScuol
Switzerland
Coordinates46°47′37.572″N 10°17′10.345″E
Elevation1,287 m (4,222 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bever–Scuol-Tarasp
Distance145.0 km (90.1 mi) from Landquart[1]
Platforms1
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Construction
ArchitectMeinrad Lorenz (1913)
History
Opened28 June 1913 (1913-06-28)
Passengers
20181,400 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Ardez
towards Disentis/Mustér
 RegioExpress
 Terminus
Ftan Baraigla
towards Disentis/Mustér
 Regio
Limited service
Ftan Baraigla
towards Pontresina
 Regio
Location
Scuol-Tarasp is located in Switzerland
Scuol-Tarasp
Scuol-Tarasp
Location within Switzerland
Scuol-Tarasp is located in Canton of Graubünden
Scuol-Tarasp
Scuol-Tarasp
Scuol-Tarasp (Canton of Graubünden)

Scuol-Tarasp station was completely rebuilt and renovated in 2009. Since then, a Postbus stop has been located on the right side of the station building; this is the starting point for Postbus routes in the Lower Engadine. In addition, an island platform was built with platform track 1 as a dead-end track and track 2 as a through track. This allows direct access to the trains and platform at ground level. Platform 1 is the only platform in use for passenger services. Likewise, the freight handling facilities were renewed and rebuilt.

Scuol-Tarasp is the terminus or starting point for the Scuol-Tarasp–Zernez–Samedan–Pontresina regional service and for the Scuol-Tarasp–Landquart–Chur–Disentis Regional-Express service, both running hourly.[4][5] Regular bus routes to Ftan, Tarasp, Samnaun, Martina, Sent, S-charl and Val Sinestra start at the station. In addition, the local school bus stops at the station. The cable car to Motta Naluns begins next to the station. Every week, up to five freight trains run daily from Landquart to Scuol-Tarasp. Oil, mail, cement and garbage are the main freight handled at the station.

Services

The following services stop at Scuol-Tarasp:[6][7]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 39. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Liniennetz Scuol/Samnaun" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "960: Pontresina–Samedan–Scuol-Tarasp, St. Moritz–Samedan" (PDF) (in German). Official Swiss Railway Timetable. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. "910: Landquart–Davos Platz; Landquart–Vereina–Scuol-Tarasp; Landquart–Vereina–St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Official Swiss Railway Timetable. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. "Davos Platz - Landquart / Scuol-Tarasp - Vereina - Landquart / St. Moritz - Vereina - Landquart" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. "Pontresina - Samedan - Scuol-Tarasp / St. Moritz - Samedan" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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