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(Redirected from Arosa (Rhaetian Railway station)) Railway station in Switzerland
Arosa
Three-story building with hip roof next to a lakeThe station building in 2009
General information
LocationTomelistrasse
Arosa
Switzerland
Coordinates46°46′59.84″N 9°40′45.55″E / 46.7832889°N 9.6793194°E / 46.7832889; 9.6793194
Elevation1,739 m (5,705 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942)
Line(s)Chur–Arosa line
Distance25.681 kilometres (15.957 mi) from Chur
Platforms2
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
Connections
History
Opened12 December 1914 (1914-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Litzirütitowards Chur RE 6 Terminus
R 16
Location

Arosa railway station is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in the town and resort of Arosa, close by to the Obersee (one of the lakes in the vicinity).

The station is the upper terminus of the line and has a number of passenger facilities including a ticket office, shop, and cafe.

A 299m long tunnel takes the line under part of Arosa as it ascends to the station. There is a large yard of freight/rolling stock sidings just beyond the station at the very end of the line, as well as a 2-road locomotive shed (essentially for shunters) at the lower end.

Weisshorn cable car

The base station of the cable car up the Aroser Weisshorn is situated very near to the station. Cable cars arrive/depart every 20 minutes during daytime for much of the year.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Arosa:

Gallery

  • A view of the railway station, with the Obersee in the foreground and the cable car behind A view of the railway station, with the Obersee in the foreground and the cable car behind
  • Looking from the lower end of the station, a train waits to depart (between the two main platforms) Looking from the lower end of the station, a train waits to depart (between the two main platforms)
  • A view of the yard at the top end of the station A view of the yard at the top end of the station

See also

References

  1. Cable car timetables - Arosa-Weisshorn & Arosa-Hörnli
  2. "Chur - Arosa" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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