Alp Grüm railway station

Alp Grüm railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Poschiavo, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1]

Alp Grüm
The station in 2011
Location7710 Alp Grüm
Poschiavo
Switzerland
Coordinates46°22′29.09989″N 10°1′52.10425″E
Elevation2,091 m (6,860 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bernina line
Distance27.1 km (16.8 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
Other information
Fare zone34 (Engadin Mobil)[2]
History
Opened5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)440 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Bernina Diavolezza
towards Chur or St. Moritz
 Bernina Express Poschiavo
towards Tirano
Ospizio Bernina
towards St. Moritz
 Regio
 Cavaglia
towards Tirano
Location
Alp Grüm
Location within Switzerland
Alp Grüm
Alp Grüm (Canton of Graubünden)

Description

Located on the south side of Bernina Pass, Alp Grüm is the last station on the line in the Romansh speaking part of Switzerland. It serves the hamlet of Alp Grüm, which, except in summer, is accessible only from the railway. The section of line between Ospizio Bernina and Poschiavo, on which the station is located, was opened on 5 June 1910 by the Bernina Railway Company.

Alp Grüm station from above

During construction of the Bernina Railway, Alp Grüm was created as a crossing loop. The current station building, together with its buffet and hotel, was opened in 1926.

From the station, thanks mainly to the 180° curve immediately to the south, there are far-reaching views of the Palü Glacier, Lago Palu and the Puschlav. From Alp Grüm the Bernina Railway snakes down around tight curves and spiral tunnels with a gradient of up to 7% into Puschlav, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.

Hourly services operate on this line.

Services

The following services stop at Alp Grüm:[4]

Images
An ABe 8/12 hauled train from Tirano about to enter the station.
Alp Grüm station viewed from a train.
Alp Grüm station platforms.

See also

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Linien- und Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Engadin Bus. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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