Cavaglia railway station
Cavaglia | |||||||||||||||
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The station in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Poschiavo Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°21′51″N 10°02′38″E / 46.36419°N 10.04393°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,692 m (5,551 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bernina line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.1 km (20.6 mi) from St. Moritz[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 5 July 1910 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 200 per weekday[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Cavaglia railway station is a railway station in the village of Cavaglia, within the municipality of Poschiavo in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][3]
The station has three through tracks and two sidings. All three through tracks are served by platforms and station buildings.[1][3]
The section of line between Ospizio Bernina and Poschiavo, on which the station is located, was opened in 1910. Initially Cavaglia was simply a crossing loop, but in 1911 it became the winter terminus of the southern section of the line, with the line over the Bernina pass operating only during the summer months, a situation that continued until the winter of 1913/4. The current station building was opened in 1912 as a privately owned hotel, being taken over by the railway in 1925, when a station office and waiting room was added.[4]
A popular tourist destination near this stop are a series of pot holes (giant's kettle).
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Cavaglia:[5]
- RegioExpress / Regio: hourly service between St. Moritz and Tirano.
References
- ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
- Media related to Cavaglia railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Cavaglia railway station – Rhaetian Railway
- Cavaglia glacier garden