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Langwies GR railway station

Coordinates: 46°49′09″N 09°42′26″E / 46.81917°N 9.70722°E / 46.81917; 9.70722
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Langwies
Langwies station.
General information
Coordinates46°49′09″N 09°42′26″E / 46.81917°N 9.70722°E / 46.81917; 9.70722
Elevation1,317 m (4,321 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Operated byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Chur - Arosa
Distance17.900 km (11.123 mi)
from Chur
History
Opened12 December 1914 (1914-12-12)
Langwieser Viaduct
Gründjitobel Viaduct
File:Gründjitobelbrücke 1915.jpg
Gründjitobel Viaduct in 1915

Langwies (sometimes "Langwies GR") is a railway station on the Chur-Arosa line (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in Langwies.

Viaducts

Two notable viaducts carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct (or Gründjitobel Bridge; German: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) (145m long) and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct (284m long).

The Langwieser Viaduct (or Langwies Viaduct; German: Langwieser Viadukt) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

Services

Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network), between Chur and Arosa.

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