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Railway station in Zermatt, Switzerland
Riffelberg
General information
LocationZermatt, Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates45°59′35″N 7°45′18″E / 45.99306°N 7.75500°E / 45.99306; 7.75500
Elevation2,582 m (8,471 ft)
Owned byGornergrat Railway
Line(s)Gornergrat line
Distance6.47 km (4.02 mi) from Zermatt GGB
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsGornergrat Railway
ConnectionsSki resort
Other information
Station code8501692 (RIBE)
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station
Rotenbodentowards Gornergrat Gornergrat–Zermatt Riffelalptowards Zermatt GGB
Location

Riffelberg is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,582 m (8,471 ft) above mean sea level. It is the third highest station on the line and, considering only open-air railway stations, the third highest in Switzerland and Europe as well.

The Hotel Riffelberg is located at the station.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Riffelberg:

Gallery

  • The station platforms The station platforms
  • Two trains in Riffelberg station Two trains in Riffelberg station

See also

References

  1. "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  3. "Hotel Riffelberg Zermatt-Matterhorn". Hotel Riffelberg. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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