Valendas-Sagogn (Rhaetian Railway station)

Valendas-Sagogn
Location Station 220
7122 Valendas
Surselva, Graubünden
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°47′30″N 09°16′32″E / 46.79167°N 9.27556°E / 46.79167; 9.27556Coordinates: 46°47′30″N 09°16′32″E / 46.79167°N 9.27556°E / 46.79167; 9.27556
Elevation 669 m (2,195 ft)
Owned by Rhaetian Railway (RhB)
Operated by RhB
Line(s) Landquart - Disentis/Mustér
Distance 36.86 km (22.90 mi)
from Landquart
History
Opened 1 June 1903 (1903-06-01)
Electrified 22 May 1922 (1922-05-22)
Route map
Valendas-Sagogn forms part of the Rhaetian Railway network.
Location
Valendas-Sagogn
Location within Switzerland

Valendas-Sagogn is a station on the line of the Rhaetian Railway that links Chur and Disentis in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is situated alongside the Anterior Rhine, and marks the upstream end of the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge. The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of Safiental, and serves the villages of Valendas and Sagogn, which lie at higher elevations on either side of the gorge.[1][2][3]


Services

The station is served by trains on the RE3/R31 services, which provide 1 train per hour in both directions.[2][4]

Preceding station   Rhätische Bahn   Following station
RE3
RE910/RE920
toward Scuol-Tarasp
R31

R910/R920

Limited service
toward Landquart

References

  1. ↑ "1194 - Flims" (Map). Valendas-Sagogn railway station (2016 ed.). 1:25 000. National Map 1:25'000. Federal Office of Topography - swisstopo. 2014. ISBN 978-3-302-01194-3. Retrieved 2017-06-05 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
  2. 1 2 "Rail network". Rhaetian Railway. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Hike along the Ruinaulta". wanderungen.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Chur–Disentis/Mustér–Andermatt" [Official Timetable of Switzerland] (PDF). Offiziellen Kursbuches der Schweiz (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-06.


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