Langwies GR railway station

Langwies GR railway station, often just Langweis railway station, is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in Langwies, lower down the hillside from the centre of the village. A minor level crossing straddles the tracks at the station.

Langwies GR
The station building and main platform in 2010
General information
LocationArosa
Switzerland
Coordinates46°49′9.5952″N 9°42′25.6662″E
Elevation1,317 m (4,321 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942)
Line(s)Chur–Arosa line
Distance17.900 kilometres (11.123 mi) from Chur
Platforms2
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsLocal buses
Construction
ArchitectAlfons Rocco (1914)
History
Opened12 December 1914 (1914-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Chur Altstadt
towards Chur
 RE 6 Litzirüti
towards Arosa
Peist
towards Chur
 R 16
Location

Viaducts

Two notable railway viaducts (or bridges) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct (or Gründjitobel Bridge; German: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) which is 145m long, and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct (or Langwies Viaduct; German: Langwieser Viadukt).

The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering reinforced concrete structure.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Langwies GR:[2]

  • The station and its tracks, looking down the line
  • A train approaches the station - note the level crossing
  • A train runs through Langwies
  • Langwieser Viaduct
  • Langwies station, looking up the line
  • Another view of the Viaduct

References
  1. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 27-Oct-2009
  2. "Chur - Arosa" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.


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