Ospizio Bernina railway station

Ospizio Bernina railway station is a station on the Bernina Railway line between St. Moritz in Switzerland and Tirano in Italy. The station lies on the shores of Lago Bianco, near the Bernina Pass, between the Engadin and the valley of Poschiavo, in Graubünden.[1] It is named after the homonymous hospice (ospizio in Italian) that lies on the road pass, 50 metres above the station. Administratively, the area belongs to the municipality of Poschiavo.

Ospizio Bernina
An ABe 8/12 at the station in 2011
Location	7710 Ospizio Bernina Poschiavo Switzerland
Coordinates	46°24′31.536″N 10°1′10.920″E
Elevation	2,253 m (7,392 ft)[1]
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Bernina line
Distance	22.3 km (13.9 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone	33 (Engadin Mobil)[2]
History
Opened	5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	280 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station Bernina Lagalb towards St. Moritz Regio Alp Grüm towards Tirano
Location
Ospizio Bernina Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Ospizio Bernina Ospizio Bernina (Canton of Graubünden) Show map of Canton of Graubünden

Ospizio Bernina, at an elevation of 2,253 metres above sea level, is both the highest station and highest point on the Bernina Railway and also on the entire Rhaetian Railway network. It is also the highest railway station in Graubünden and Eastern Switzerland. The Bernina Railway is notably the highest rail crossing in Europe. Hourly services to both direction operate on this line, throughout the year, despite harsh winter conditions. The station includes several maintenance buildings.

The railway station was opened in 1910. At the times the elevation of the station was measured to be 2,256 metres.[4]

The front of the station

Old time plate on the facade of the station

Lago Bianco and the Bernina line just south of the station

Services

The following services stop at Ospizio Bernina:[5]

• Regio: hourly service between St. Moritz and Tirano.

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. La Revue électrique, p. 525, 1911
5. "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

External links

• Media related to Ospizio Bernina train station at Wikimedia Commons
• Ospizio Bernina railway station – Rhaetian Railway