Arosa railway station is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in the town and resort of Arosa, close by to the Obersee (one of the lakes in the vicinity).
Arosa | ||||||||||||||
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 The station building in 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tomelistrasse Arosa Switzerland | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°46′59.84″N 9°40′45.55″E / 46.7832889°N 9.6793194°E | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,739 m (5,705 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942) | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chur–Arosa line | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 25.681 kilometres (15.957 mi) from Chur | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 1914 | |||||||||||||
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The station is the upper terminus of the line and has a number of passenger facilities including a ticket office, shop, and cafe.
A 299m long tunnel takes the line under part of Arosa as it ascends to the station. There is a large yard of freight/rolling stock sidings just beyond the station at the very end of the line, as well as a 2-road locomotive shed (essentially for shunters) at the lower end.
Weisshorn cable car edit
The base station of the cable car up the Aroser Weisshorn is situated very near to the station. Cable cars arrive/depart every 20 minutes during daytime for much of the year.[1]
Services edit
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Arosa:[2]
- RegioExpress: four round-trips per day to Chur.
- Regio: hourly service to Chur.
Gallery edit
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A view of the railway station, with the Obersee in the foreground and the cable car behind -
Looking from the lower end of the station, a train waits to depart (between the two main platforms) -
A view of the yard at the top end of the station
References edit
- ^ Cable car timetables - Arosa-Weisshorn & Arosa-Hörnli
- ^ "Chur - Arosa" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Arosa railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Arosa railway station – SBB
- Arosa railway station – Rhaetian Railway
- Arosa cable cars
- Webcam overlooking the Arosa station platforms
