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Gornergrat railway station

Gornergrat railway station

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Gornergrat is the upper terminal railway station of the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links it with the resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.[1][2][3]

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Near the station is the Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.

  • The station with the Matterhorn behind
    The station with the Matterhorn behind
  • Train at the platform
    Train at the platform

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References

  1. [1]
    "Fahrplan Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)" [Timetable Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. [2]
    "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. [3]
    map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.



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