Valendas-Sagogn (Rhaetian Railway station)
Valendas-Sagogn is a station on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway of the Rhaetian Railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is situated alongside the Anterior Rhine, and marks the upstream end of the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge. The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of Safiental, and serves the villages of Valendas and Sagogn, which lie at higher elevations on either side of the gorge.[1][2][3]
Valendas-Sagogn | |||||
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| Location | Station 220 7122 Valendas Surselva, Graubünden Switzerland | ||||
| Coordinates | 46°47′30″N 09°16′32″E | ||||
| Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway (RhB) | ||||
| Operated by | RhB | ||||
| Line(s) | Landquart - Disentis/Mustér | ||||
| Distance | 36.86 km (22.90 mi) from Landquart | ||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1903 | ||||
| Electrified | 22 May 1922 | ||||
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  Valendas-Sagogn Location within Switzerland | |||||
Services
The station is served by trains on the RE3/R31 services, which provide 1 train per hour in both directions.[2][4]
| Preceding station | Rhätische Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Disentis/Mustér | RE3 RE910/RE920 | toward Scuol-Tarasp |
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| R31 R910/R920 Limited service | toward Landquart |
Gallery
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The station building from the east
The station building from the west
References
- "1194 - Flims" (Map). Valendas-Sagogn railway station (2016 ed.). 1:25 000. National Map 1:25'000. Federal Office of Topography - swisstopo. 2014. ISBN 978-3-302-01194-3. Retrieved 2017-06-05 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
- "Rail network". Rhaetian Railway. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- "Hike along the Ruinaulta". wanderungen.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- "Chur–Disentis/Mustér–Andermatt" [Official Timetable of Switzerland] (PDF). Offiziellen Kursbuches der Schweiz (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
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