Sagliains railway station

Sagliains railway station is a connecting station on the Bever–Scuol-Tarasp railway in Sagliains, Switzerland. It is located at km 128.67 at 1432 m above sea level at the exit from the Sagliains valley between the villages and stations of Susch and Lavin in the Lower Engadine.[1] It was built on material removed during the construction of the Vereina Tunnel. Sagliains station was opened to timetabled traffic with the Vereina tunnel on November 22, 1999.

Sagliains
Two trains at the station in 2007
General information
LocationZernez
Switzerland
Coordinates46°45′48.240″N 10°5′47.648″E
Elevation1,432 m (4,698 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)
Distance
  • 54.5 km (33.9 mi) from Landquart (via the Vereina Tunnel)
  • 126.8 km (78.8 mi) from Landquart (via Thusis)
[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
History
Opened22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)
Passengers
20181,200 per weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Klosters Platz
towards Landquart
 RE 4 Lavin
towards Scuol-Tarasp
Susch
towards Pontresina
 R 15
Klosters Selfranga
Terminus
 Car shuttle
 Terminus
Location

Sagliains station's main business is the operation of the Vereina car shuttle train to Klosters Selfranga. The car loading station is equipped with two loading tracks next to a loading ramp, which stretches along the valley slope. It has a direct connection to the main road through a car tunnel and a covered gallery, which serves, among other things, the waiting road vehicles and has offices for cashiers. There is also a service building with a self-service kiosk. In addition to the transport of cars, Sagliains station also serves as an interchange station between the Scuol-Tarasp–Pontresina regional services and the Scuol-Tarasp–Landquart–Chur–Disentis regional express services.

As an interchange station, it only has an island platform without access from the outside.[3] Thus, it is not normally possible to use this station for embarking and disembarking, except for changing trains.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Sagliains:[4][5]

  • Train entering Sagliains station
  • View of the Vereina Tunnel entrance at Sagliains

Notes
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 39. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. Eisenbahnjournal Vol 4 2000, pp. 68–79.
  4. "Davos Platz - Landquart | Scuol-Tarasp - Vereina - Landquart | St. Moritz - Vereina - Landquart" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. "Vereina Klosters Selfranga–Sagliains" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

References
  • Die RhB, part 4 (in German). Eisenbahn Journal/Hermann Merker Verlag GmbH Fürstenfeldbruck. March 2000. pp. 68–79. ISBN 3-89610-063-7.
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