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Riffelalp railway station

Coordinates: 46°00′17″N 07°45′14″E / 46.00472°N 7.75389°E / 46.00472; 7.75389
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Riffelalp
General information
LocationZermatt, Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates46°00′17″N 07°45′14″E / 46.00472°N 7.75389°E / 46.00472; 7.75389
Elevation2,211 m (7,254 ft)
Line(s)Gornergrat railway
Riffelalp tram
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Findelbach style="background:#Template:Swiss rail color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Gornergrat railway style="background:#Template:Swiss rail color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Riffelberg
Terminus   Riffelalp tram   Riffelalp Resort
Location
Riffelalp is located in Switzerland
Riffelalp
Riffelalp
Location within Switzerland

Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m (7,254 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2][3]

The station is linked to the five-star Riffelalp Resort by the 625 metres (2,051 ft) long Riffelalp tram.[3][4]

  • The station looking up the Gornergrat railway
    The station looking up the Gornergrat railway
  • A Gornergrat bound train leaving the station
    A Gornergrat bound train leaving the station
  • The Riffelalp tram at the station
    The Riffelalp tram at the station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fahrplan Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)" (in German). Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 2014-05-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Betriebsdaten" (in German). Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 2014-05-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "Riffelalp Tram". http://www.strassenbahn-europa.at/ (in German). Retrieved 2014-06-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)


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