Langwies GR railway station
Langwies | |
|---|---|
 Langwies station. | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 46°49′09″N 09°42′26″E / 46.81917°N 9.70722°E |
| Elevation | 1,317 m (4,321 ft) |
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway |
| Operated by | Rhaetian Railway |
| Line(s) | Chur - Arosa |
| Distance | 17.900 km (11.123 mi) from Chur |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 December 1914 |
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 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.
The Langwieser Viaduct (or Langwies Viaduct; German: Langwieser Viadukt) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and is a pioneering reinforced concrete structure.
Services
Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network), between Chur and Arosa. The route is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables. Currently all passenger trains stop at Langwies, with the exception of the late night service, which stops on request.[2]
| Preceding station | Rhatische Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Template:RhB stations | Template:RhB lines | toward Template:RhB stations |
References and external links
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, Template:De icon accessed 27-Oct-2009
- ^ Timetable 930: Chur-Arosa-Chur
- Rhaetian Railway
- SBB Next departures from Langwies
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