Thusis railway station
Thusis railway station is a railway station in Thusis, Switzerland. It is the junction of the Albula and Landquart–Thusis lines of the Rhaetian Railway.[1] The renovated railway station was inaugurated in 1995 and is adorned with three bronze sculptures of Robert Indermaur, a “Sitting Lady waiting for the train", "An elder man waving" and "A young man rushing towards the station".[4]
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 Aerial view of the station in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Marktwiesenstrasse Thusis Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°41′53.520″N 9°26′25.800″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Landquart[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 15 October 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,900 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Thusis Location within Switzerland  Thusis Thusis (Canton of Graubünden) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services
The following services stop at Thusis:[5]
- InterRegio: hourly service between Chur and St. Moritz.
- Regio: limited service between St. Moritz and Chur.
- Chur S-Bahn S2: hourly service to Chur.
Gallery
Man waving
Lady waiting at the train station
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Liniennetz Thusis" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Kantonalkonferenz 1998 in Thusis". Bündner Schulblatt. 57 (11): 9–10. 1997–1998 – via E-Periodica.
- "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Thusis railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Thusis railway station – SBB
- Thusis railway station – Rhaetian Railway
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