Langwies (Rhaetian Railway station)
Langwies | |||
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 The station building and main platform | |||
| Location |
7057 Langwies Langwies, Plessur, Graubünden Switzerland | ||
| Coordinates | 46°49′09″N 09°42′26″E / 46.81917°N 9.70722°ECoordinates: 46°49′09″N 09°42′26″E / 46.81917°N 9.70722°E | ||
| Elevation | 1,317 m (4,321 ft) | ||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||
| Operated by | Rhaetian Railway | ||
| Line(s) | Chur - Arosa | ||
| Distance |
17.900 km (11.123 mi) from Chur | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| Connections | Local buses | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 12 December 1914 | ||
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| Location | |||
  Langwies Location within Switzerland | |||
Langwies (sometimes "Langwies GR") is a railway station on the Chur-Arosa line (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in Langwies, lower down the hillside from the centre of the village. A minor level crossing straddles the tracks at the station.
Viaducts
Two notable railway viaducts (or bridges) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct (or Gründjitobel Bridge; German: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) which is 145m long, and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct (or Langwies Viaduct; German: Langwieser Viadukt) .
The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering reinforced concrete structure.
Services
Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network), between Chur and Arosa. The route is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables. Currently all passenger trains stop at Langwies, with the exception of the late night service, which stops on request.[2]
| Preceding station | Rhätische Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Arosa | R4 R930 | toward Chur |
Gallery
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The station and its tracks, looking down the line
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A train approaches the station - note the level crossing
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A train runs through Langwies
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Langwieser Viaduct
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Langwies station, looking up the line
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Another view of the Viaduct
References
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 27-Oct-2009
- ↑ Timetable 930: Chur-Arosa-Chur
External links
- Rhaetian Railway
- SBB Next departures from Langwies
- Photo of the station from above