Riffelalp railway station

Riffelalp
Location Zermatt, Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°00′17″N 07°45′14″E / 46.00472°N 7.75389°ECoordinates: 46°00′17″N 07°45′14″E / 46.00472°N 7.75389°E
Elevation 2,211 m (7,254 ft)
Line(s) Gornergrat railway
Riffelalp tram
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Findelbach   Gornergrat railway   Riffelberg
Terminus   Riffelalp tram   Riffelalp Resort
Location
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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fahrplan Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)" [Timetable Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.

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