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Arosa railway station

Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 09°40′45″E / 46.78306°N 9.67917°E / 46.78306; 9.67917
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Arosa
Arosa station in winter.
General information
Coordinates46°46′59″N 09°40′45″E / 46.78306°N 9.67917°E / 46.78306; 9.67917
Elevation1,739 m (5,705 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Operated byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Chur - Arosa
Distance25.681 km (15.957 mi)
from Chur
History
Opened12 December 1914 (1914-12-12)
Arosa station in 2004

Arosa is a railway station on the 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 (one of the lakes in the vicinity).

The station is the upper terminus of the line. There is a large goods yard just beyond the station at the very end of the line.

Weisshorn cable car

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

Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network) to Chur.

Preceding station   Rhatische Bahn   Following station
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