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Pontresina railway station

Coordinates: 46°29′26.340″N 9°53′45.852″E / 46.49065000°N 9.89607000°E / 46.49065000; 9.89607000
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Pontresina
Red trains at island platform
Platforms 3 and 4 at the station in 2014
General information
LocationVia de la Staziun
7504 Pontresina
Pontresina
Switzerland
Coordinates46°29′26.340″N 9°53′45.852″E / 46.49065000°N 9.89607000°E / 46.49065000; 9.89607000
Elevation1,773 m (5,817 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)
Distance
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Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsBus interchange PostAuto Schweiz and Engadin Bus [de][2]
Other information
Fare zone30 (Engadin Mobil)[2]
History
Opened1 July 1908 (1908-07-01)
Passengers
20181,800 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Bergün/Bravuogn
towards Chur
Bernina Express Bernina Diavolezza
towards Tirano
St. Moritz
Terminus
Punt Muragl Staz
towards St. Moritz
RE 9 Surovas
towards Tirano
R 19
Terminus R 15 Punt Muragl
towards Scuol-Tarasp
Location
Map

Pontresina railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Pontresina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located at the junction of the Bernina and Samedan–Pontresina lines of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][4]

The station has a large station building and seven through tracks, numbered 1 to 7, but only three of these are served by platforms. A side platform adjacent to the station building serves track 1, whilst an island platform, accessed by a pedestrian subway, serves tracks 3 and 4. Adjacent to the station is a seven track depot building, responsible for maintaining the snow clearance equipment used on the Bernina line.[1][4][5]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Pontresina:[6][7]

Layout

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The line from Samedan is electrified using the Rhaetian Railway's standard 11 kV AC, but the Bernina line uses its own 1000 V DC electrification, which introduces some complications into the operation of the station. Tracks 1 and 2 are electrified at 11 kV AC and used by trains from Samedan terminating at Pontresina. Tracks 4 to 7 are electrified at 1000 V DC and used by trains operating between St Moritz and Tirano over the Bernina line. Track 3 has a switchable overhead line and can be used by trains on either line, as well as trains operating through between the two lines, such as Bernina Express trains between Chur and Tirano.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ a b "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ Huber, Florian (2016). "Die Werkstätten und Depotanlagen der Rhätischen Bahn" (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Pontresina - Samedan - Scuol-Tarasp | St. Moritz - Samedan" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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