Poschiavo_(Rhaetian_Railway_station)

Poschiavo railway station

Poschiavo railway station

Swiss train station

Poschiavo railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Poschiavo, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The station lies just outside the village of Poschiavo, and is linked to it by an avenue at right angles to the line.[1][4][5]

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The station opened on 1 July 1908 with the opening of the Tirano to Poschiavo section of the Bernina line. The station building dates from 1962, and the station was modernised and remodelled between 2016 and 2019.[5][6]

The station has a five-story station building on one side of the line, whilst on the opposite side of the line is the principal depot of the Bernina line, responsible for maintaining the 1000 V DC rolling stock used on the line, with several lines between them. Since the recent remodelling, only the line nearest the station building is served by a raised and widened platform. A stretch of double track immediately to the north of the station, and a passing loop to the south, offer the ability for trains to pass each before or after calling at the platform.[1][4][6][7]

Depot buildings looking towards Tirano
Depot buildings looking towards St Moritz
The station during the remodelling

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Poschiavo:[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. [2]
    "Rete di trasporto Valposchiavo" (PDF) (in Italian). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage – Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 81. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Grosses Fest zur Eröffnung des modernisierten Bahnhof Poschiavo" [Big celebration for the opening of the modernized Poschiavo station]. grheute.ch (in German). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. [7]
    Huber, Florian (2016). "Die Werkstätten und Depotanlagen der Rhätischen Bahn" (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. [8]
    "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.


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