Gornergrat railway station explained

Gornergrat
Owned:Gornergrat Railway
Line:Gornergrat line
Distance:9.34km (05.8miles) from
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Train Operators:Gornergrat Railway
Code:8501694 (GOGR)
Mapframe:yes

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 3089m (10,135feet) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.[1] [2]

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

Services

the following services stop at Gornergrat:[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Betriebsdaten . German . Operating data . Gornergratbahn . 2014-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201112/http://www.gornergratbahn.ch/de/footer/ueber_gornergrat_bahn/betriebsdaten/Pages/default.aspx . 2014-06-02 .
  2. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 2014-06-01.
  3. Web site: Zermatt - Gornergrat . 11 September 2023 . de . 13 October 2024 . öv-info.ch.
  4. Web site: Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information . en . Gornergratbahn . 13 October 2024.