Ospizio Bernina railway station

Ospizio Bernina railway station is a station on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The station lies on the shores of Lago Bianco, near the Bernina Pass, between the Engadin and the valley of Poschiavo, in Graubünden. It is named after the homonymous hospice (ospizio in Italian) that lies on the road pass, 50 metres above the station. Administratively, the area belongs to the municipality of Poschiavo.[1][4]

Ospizio Bernina
An ABe 8/12 at the station in 2011
Location7710 Ospizio Bernina
Poschiavo
Switzerland
Coordinates46°24′31.536″N 10°1′10.920″E
Elevation2,253 m (7,392 ft)[1]
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bernina line
Distance22.3 km (13.9 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone33 (Engadin Mobil)[2]
History
Opened5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Passengers
2018280 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Bernina Lagalb
towards St. Moritz
 Regio
 Alp Grüm
towards Tirano
Location
Ospizio Bernina
Location within Switzerland
Ospizio Bernina
Ospizio Bernina (Canton of Graubünden)

Ospizio Bernina, at an elevation of 2,253 metres above sea level, is both the highest station and highest point on the Bernina Railway and also on the entire Rhaetian Railway network. It is also the highest railway station in Graubünden and Eastern Switzerland. The Bernina Railway is notably the highest rail crossing in Europe. Hourly services in both direction operate on this line, throughout the year, despite harsh winter conditions.

The station has two principal through tracks, each served by a platform, together with several sidings. The station has a three-story stone-built station building and also includes several maintenance buildings. A notable feature is that the southern approach track to the station actually passes through one of these buildings, which also incorporates (on a different track) a covered turntable for use by the line's snowploughs, a transformer station and a dwelling house.[1][4][5]

The railway station was opened with the completion of the line in 1910. The station building dates from the opening, but was extended and adopted its existing form in 1925. At the time of opening the elevation of the station was measured to be 2,256 metres, and this value is reflected in at least one original sign on the station.[5][6]

The front of the station
Old time plate on the facade of the station
Lago Bianco and the Bernina line just south of the station

Services

The following services stop at Ospizio Bernina:[7]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 73. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. La Revue électrique, p. 525, 1911
  7. "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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