St. Moritz (Rhaetian Railway station)

The St. Moritz railway station is the spa town of St. Moritz in the Upper Engadine in the canton of Grisons. It is operated by the Rhaetian Railway and is located at 1775 m above sea level on the north- western slope of the valley just above the St. Moritz at the mouth of the Inn.

It is the terminus of the Albula Railway and the Bernina Railway. Since these are operated at different current systems, it is also a system change the station.

History

On 5 July 1896, the tram St. Moritz was opened in 1932 its operation ceased and was replaced by buses. The early attitude was also due to the attacks that they do not subsequently opened the station opened up and the conversion was better than building a branch line. For the Ortsbusbetrieb resulting from the stop is next to the station, along with the other bus routes, a node of the entire bus network in the Upper Engadine.

The Albula railway was indeed opened in 1903, but took the last part of Celerina St. Moritz only on 10 July 1904 in operation. The route St. Moritz- Celerina Staz of the Bernina Railway was opened on 1 July 1909.

The station was built as a through station, initially as an extension of the line towards Maloja was planned. Thus, a track from the west side of the station leads first into a bridge and then almost into the slope. At this point, the portal of a tunnel was planned, which should drive under the center of St.Moritz.

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The stately reception building is located on the mountain side of the tracks and has a main platform. These exist a central platform for the trains of the RhB main network and another for the trains of the Bernina Railway. East of the station building is the goods shed with ramp, another open loading dock located in the eastern part of the train station between the two distance trips. In addition, extensive parking facilities are available.

The Bernina Railway immediately leads to the station over the Inn bridge, and shortly thereafter in the 689 m long tunnel Charnadüra II Under the railway bridge, a road bridge leads to another, intersecting angle over the Inn. The Albula line passes through right after the railway station in the 114 m long tunnel Argenteri and shortly thereafter I through the 448 m long tunnel Charnadüra

The first station building was designed by A. Ludwig, who was also the site management. The cost of construction is with 90,000 - CHF specified. . The building was built by the builder Huder from Davos. The construction was due to the harsh climate and at that time very high timber prices of plastered rubble. It was a three- jointed construction with two raised Endbauten that were associated with a niederigen Mittelbau. The building was in 1927 replaced by the present building.

Operating

The station is operationally divided into two parts, since the two routes are operated at different current systems. So the RhB to strain network, the Albula Railway with 11 kV 16 ⅔ Hz AC, on the other hand, the Bernina railway electrified at 1 kV DC. For shunting diesel-powered shunting vehicles are stationed for that reason.

The schedule consists of an hourly express train ( Regional Express RE) about Albula train to Chur and an hourly regional train to Pontresina, which further goes mostly to Tirano. The RE have in Samedan connection to trains to the Lower Engadine (partly through the Vereinatunnel ). There are also a few isolated seasonal trains running from St. Moritz by the Vereinatunnel directly by country Quart. The station is the official start and end point of the Glacier Express. The railcars that guide the Bernina Express, start and end here, while the panoramic cars go to and from Chur, Pontresina the drive vehicles.

At the stop St. Moritz Train Station stop the routes that allow the fine closure of the Upper Engadine.