Oberalp Pass

Oberalp Pass

Elevation	2,044 m (6,706 ft)^[1]
Traversed by	Road, rail
Location	Graubünden/Uri, Switzerland
Range	Alps
Coordinates	46°39.54′N 08°40.26′E / 46.65900°N 8.67100°E / 46.65900; 8.67100Coordinates: 46°39.54′N 08°40.26′E / 46.65900°N 8.67100°E / 46.65900; 8.67100
Oberalp Pass Location in Switzerland

Oberalp Pass (Romansh: Alpsu or Cuolm d'Ursera, German: Oberalppass) (el. 2044 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Graubünden and Uri between Disentis and Andermatt. ^[1]

Winter closure

The public road that crosses the pass is closed in winter, but the Furka-Oberalp railway line, now part of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, runs year round and provides a limited shuttle for cars in winter (reservation required). When the road closes depends on snowfall and varies between the end of October and the beginning of December. The road opens again in spring, usually by the end of April but sometimes not until mid May.^[2]

In winter, a ski area extends to the Graubünden side, connecting the pass well into the Tujetsch territory to Dieni, near Rueras.^[3]

Source of the Rhine river

The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee), which is marked by a working lighthouse. A multiday trekking route is signposted across Oberalp pass and along the young Rhine called Senda Sursilvana.^[4]

Oberalpsee is located 20 m below, in the direction of Andermatt. ^[1]

Railway station

Oberalppass
Location	Oberalp, Tujetsch, Graubünden Switzerland
Owned by	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Operated by	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s)	Brig – Disentis/Mustér
Platforms	3 (2 during the winter)

Oberalppass railway station is located just below the Oberalp ski area. It has three platforms, and is owned and run by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. It has 3 platform, one of which is a terminating platform from Andermatt, and is not used during the winter.

Public trains are operated every half hour each direction. The station also has Glacier Express trains and car shuttle trains (during the winter only) passing through it. The station has a waiting room.

Preceding station		Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn		Following station
Nätschen toward Andermatt		Regional services Swiss timetable 143		Tschamut toward Disentis/Mustér

Ski Area

The Oberalp Pass passes the Oberalp ski area, which is part of the Gotthard Oberalp Arena.

There are currently plans for the ski area to be linked up with Nätschen, the neighbouring mountain, which is also part of the Gotthard Oberalp Arena.