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Coordinates: 46°49′9.5952″N 9°42′25.6662″E / 46.819332000°N 9.707129500°E / 46.819332000; 9.707129500
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[[File:Langwies1.jpg|thumb|Langwies station]]
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[[File:Gründjiviadukt2.jpg|thumb|Gründjitobel Bridge near Langwies station]]
| style = Rhaetian Railway
[[File:Gründjitobelbrücke 1915.jpg|thumb|Gründjitobel Bridge in 1915]]
| name = Langwies GR
[[Langwies]] is a station on the Chur-Arosa railway line. Hourly services operate on this line.
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| image = Langwies 2010 2.JPG
| alt = Three-story chalet-style building
| caption = The station building and main platform in 2010
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| borough = [[Arosa]]
| country = [[Switzerland]]
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| elevation = {{convert|1317|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| owned = [[Rhaetian Railway]] (since 1942); [[Chur-Arosa-Bahn]] (1914-1942)
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| line = [[Chur–Arosa railway|Chur–Arosa line]]
| distance = {{convert|17.900|km}} from {{rws|Chur}}
| platforms = 2
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| train_operators = [[Rhaetian Railway]]
| connections = Local buses
| architect = [[Alfons Rocco]] (1914)
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| opened = {{Start date|1914|12|12|df=y}}
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Rhaetian Railway
|line1=RE 6|left1=Chur Altstadt|right1=Litzirüti
|line2=R 16|left2=Peist|right2=Litzirüti
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'''Langwies GR railway station''', often just '''Langweis railway station''', is a [[railway station]] on the [[Chur–Arosa railway]] (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 [[viaduct]]s (or [[bridge]]s) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the [[Gründjitobel Viaduct]] (or Gründjitobel Bridge; [[German language|German]]: ''Gründjitobel-Viadukt'') which is 145[[metre|m]] long, and a short distance up the line is the [[Langwieser Viaduct]] (or Langwies Viaduct; [[German language|German]]: ''Langwieser Viadukt'').

The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss [[Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref>[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501142322/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html |date=2009-05-01 }} 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang|de}} accessed 27-Oct-2009</ref> It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering [[reinforced concrete]] structure.


==Services==
==Services==
{{As of|alt=As of the December 2023 timetable change|2023|12|post=,}} the following services stop at Langwies GR:<ref name="fpf930">{{cite web | url = https://www.öv-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/930.pdf | title = Chur - Arosa | language=de | publisher = Bundesamt für Verkehr | date=13 October 2023 | accessdate = 16 December 2023}}</ref>


* [[RegioExpress]]: four round-trips per day between {{rws|Chur}} and {{rws|Arosa}}
*'''R4 - 1tph'''
* [[Regio (Swiss railway train)|Regio]]: hourly service between Chur and Arosa.


==Gallery==
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<gallery>
{{s-rail|title=Rhatische Bahn}}
File:Langwies 2010 1.JPG|The station and its tracks, looking down the line
{{s-line|system=RhB|previous=Litzirüti|line=R4|next=Peist}}
File:Langwies 2010 3.JPG|A train approaches the station - note the level crossing
{{end}}
File:RhB11.jpg|A train runs through Langwies
<ref name=RhB_001>[http://www.rhb.ch/Details-of-the-network.345.0.html?&L=4 Rhaetian Railway network]</ref>
File:Langwieserviadukt4.jpg|Langwieser Viaduct
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File:Langwies1.jpg|Langwies station, looking up the line
File:Langwieserviadukt1.jpg|Another view of the Viaduct
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>

==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.rhb.ch/index.php?id=891&L=4 Rhaetian Railway]
* {{RhB web|langwies}}
* {{SBB web}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Graubünden]]
[[Category:Rhaetian Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1914]]


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Latest revision as of 16:33, 11 August 2024

Langwies GR
Three-story chalet-style building
The station building and main platform in 2010
General information
LocationArosa
Switzerland
Coordinates46°49′9.5952″N 9°42′25.6662″E / 46.819332000°N 9.707129500°E / 46.819332000; 9.707129500
Elevation1,317 m (4,321 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942)
Line(s)Chur–Arosa line
Distance17.900 kilometres (11.123 mi) from Chur
Platforms2
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsLocal buses
Construction
ArchitectAlfons Rocco (1914)
History
Opened12 December 1914 (1914-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Chur Altstadt
towards Chur
 RE 6 Litzirüti
towards Arosa
Peist
towards Chur
 R 16
Location
Map

Langwies GR railway station, often just Langweis railway station, is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (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

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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

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Langwies GR:[2]

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  • The station and its tracks, looking down the line
    The station and its tracks, looking down the line
  • A train approaches the station - note the level crossing
    A train approaches the station - note the level crossing
  • A train runs through Langwies
    A train runs through Langwies
  • Langwieser Viaduct
    Langwieser Viaduct
  • Langwies station, looking up the line
    Langwies station, looking up the line
  • Another view of the Viaduct
    Another view of the Viaduct

References

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  1. ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 27-Oct-2009
  2. ^ "Chur - Arosa" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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