Ilanz (Rhaetian Railway station)

• Railway Reichenau-Tamins-Disentis/Mustér

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The Ilanz train station is a railway station on the railway line Reichenau-Tamins-Disentis/Mustér the Rhaetian Railway in the town of Ilanz. It is the largest hub of public transport in the Surselva. Although the station is officially listed in all schedules as Ilanz, part of the station signs with the German - Romansh double name Ilanz / Glion is called, because although the majority of Grisons German colloquial language is, however, a large part of the population speaks Romansh.

History

The station was built at the front line of the Rhine from Chur, which was opened in 1903 to Ilanz. 1912, the line was continued to Disentis to establish the connection to the former Furka -Oberalp -Bahn. In 1922 the Rhine front line was electrified.

Plant

The station has two platform tracks, one on the main platform and one with middle platform. In addition, located on the station forecourt, a bus station, which is traversed by various postal bus lines.

Traffic

Passenger

The line, operated the station with the regional express line Disentis- Chur- country quart Scuol Scuol - per each direction every hour. Moreover operate at peak hours even regional trains between Disentis and Chur. The Ilanz railway station is the busiest station on the front Rhine route, except for the two end stations. Previously held in Ilanz the trains of the Glacier Express, most recently 2007/2008 still one train a day each way in winter traffic, some years earlier, almost all Glacier Express trains.

Freight traffic

Ilanz has in freight transport on a high volume of traffic, as the train station is the Hauptverladestation of Valserwasser, which arises in the near Vals.

Postbus

At the station forecourt is one of the most important post bus nodes in the canton of Grisons. Eight lines operate mostly at the same time - after the arrival of the train from Chur - in the direction of the surrounding villages.

Future

According to the Graubunden traffic concept are provided for the station Ilanz 2012-2020, various measures:

• Construction of a Park & ​​Ride facility
• Rebuilding the railway station on three persons tracks with a central platform.
• Increase the volume of traffic on three trains per hour with a RegioExpress trains Disentis - Scuol / Tarasp and two regional trains Ilanz - Chur- country quart Kublis or Ilanz-Reichenau/Tamins.