Versam-Safien railway station

Versam-Safien railway station is a station on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway of the Rhaetian Railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is situated alongside the Anterior Rhine, in the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge.[1] The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of Safiental, and serves the village of Versam that lies some 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the south and some 250 metres (820 ft) higher than the station.[4][5][6]

Versam-Safien
The station building and connecting bus in 2014
Location	Station 263 Versam Switzerland
Coordinates	46°48′26.568″N 9°18′37.080″E
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line
Distance	32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Landquart[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
History
Opened	1 June 1903 (1903-06-01)
Electrified	22 May 1922 (1922-05-22)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	190 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station Valendas-Sagogn towards Disentis/Mustér RegioExpress Trin towards Scuol-Tarasp Regio Limited service
Location
Versam-Safien Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Versam-Safien Versam-Safien (Canton of Graubünden) Show map of Canton of Graubünden

Services

The following services stop at Versam-Safien:[7]

• RegioExpress: hourly service between Disentis/Mustér and Scuol-Tarasp.
• Regio: limited service between Disentis/Mustér and Chur or Scuol-Tarasp.

Gallery

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  Station from above
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  The station platforms
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  Train passing through

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Liniennetz Chur/Flims/Laax/Ilanz" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
4. "1195 – Safiental" (Map). Versam-Safien (2016 ed.). 1:25 000. National Map 1:25'0000. Federal Office for Topography - swisstopo. 2014. ISBN 978-3-302-01195-0. Retrieved 2017-06-05 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
5. "Rail network". Rhaetian Railway. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
6. "Hike along the Ruinaulta". wanderungen.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
7. "Chur - Disentis/Mustér - Andermatt" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

External links

• Media related to Versam-Safien train station at Wikimedia Commons
• Versam-Safien railway station – Rhaetian Railway