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{{Short description|Railway station in Switzerland}}
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|image_caption = Arosa station in winter.
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|address = Tomelistrasse<br>7050 [[Arosa]]<br />[[Plessur (district)|Plessur]], [[Graubünden]]
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| borough = [[Arosa]]
|line = [[Chur (Rhaetian Railway station)|Chur]] - Arosa
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| owned = [[Rhaetian Railway]] (since 1942); [[Chur-Arosa-Bahn]] (1914-1942)
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| distance = {{convert|25.681|km}} from {{rws|Chur}}
| platforms = 2
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| train_operators = [[Rhaetian Railway]]
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| connections = {{plainlist|
* [[Aerial tramway|Cable car]] to [[Aroser Weisshorn|Weisshorn]]
* [[Aerial tramway|Cable car]] to [[Aroser Weisshorn|Weisshorn]]
* Local buses
* Local buses
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'''Arosa''' is a [[railway station]] on the [[Rhaetian Railway#Arosa line (originally Chur-Arosa (ChA))|Chur-Arosa]] line (the ''"Arosabahn"'') of the [[Rhaetian Railway]] (RhB). It is situated in the town and resort of [[Arosa]], close by to the [[Obersee (Arosa)|Obersee]] (one of the lakes in the vicinity).
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'''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 (Arosa)|Obersee]] (one of the lakes in the vicinity).


The station is the upper terminus of the line and has a number of passenger facilities including a ticket office, shop and cafe.
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 [[shunter]]s) at the lower end.
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 [[shunter]]s) at the lower end.

{{stack|[[File:Arosa RhB Bahnhof.JPG|thumb|Arosa station in 2004]]}}
==Weisshorn cable car==
==Weisshorn cable car==
The base station of the [[Aerial tramway|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.<ref>[http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2010/2910.pdf Cable car timetables] - Arosa-Weisshorn & Arosa-Hörnli</ref>
The base station of the [[Aerial tramway|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.<ref>[http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2010/2910.pdf Cable car timetables] - Arosa-Weisshorn & Arosa-Hörnli</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
{{As of|alt=As of the December 2023 timetable change|2023|12|post=,}} the following services stop at Arosa:<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>
Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network) to the city of [[Chur]] (where connections with other RhB routes, [[Postauto]] buses and [[Swiss Federal Railways|SBB]] trains towards [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zurich HB]] can be made at [[Chur railway station|Chur station]]), calling at a number of places between. The route is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables.<ref>[http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2010/930.pdf Timetable 930: Chur-Arosa-Chur]</ref>

* [[RegioExpress]]: four round-trips per day to {{rws|Chur}}.
* [[Regio (Swiss railway train)|Regio]]: hourly service to Chur.


==Gallery==
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== See also ==
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* [[Rail transport in Switzerland]]
{{s-rail|title=Rhätische Bahn}}
{{s-line|system=RhB|previous=|line=R4|next=Litzirüti}}
{{s-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.rhb.ch/index.php?id=891&L=4 Rhaetian Railway]
* {{SBB web}}
* [http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/bhftafel.exe/en?input=8509157&boardType=dep&time=now&selectDate=today&start=yes SBB] Next departures from Arosa, including cable cars to the Weisshorn
* {{RhB web|arosa}}
* [http://www.arosabergbahnen.com Arosa cable cars]
* [http://www.arosabergbahnen.com Arosa cable cars]
* [http://www.arosabergbahnen.com/popup.php?URL=http://camserver.z-online.ch/getpic.asp?cam=ar1o Webcam overlooking the Arosa station platforms]
* [http://www.arosabergbahnen.com/popup.php?URL=http://camserver.z-online.ch/getpic.asp?cam=ar1o Webcam overlooking the Arosa station platforms]


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

Latest revision as of 21:25, 12 November 2024

Arosa
Three-story building with hip roof next to a lake
The station building in 2009
General information
LocationTomelistrasse
Arosa
Switzerland
Coordinates46°46′59.84″N 9°40′45.55″E / 46.7832889°N 9.6793194°E / 46.7832889; 9.6793194
Elevation1,739 m (5,705 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942)
Line(s)Chur–Arosa line
Distance25.681 kilometres (15.957 mi) from Chur
Platforms2
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
Connections
History
Opened12 December 1914 (1914-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Litzirüti
towards Chur
 RE 6 Terminus
R 16
Location
Map

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).

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

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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

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

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  • A view of the railway station, with the Obersee in the foreground and the cable car behind
    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)
    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
    A view of the yard at the top end of the station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cable car timetables - Arosa-Weisshorn & Arosa-Hörnli
  2. ^ "Chur - Arosa" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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