Rotenboden 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 2,815 m (9,236 ft) above mean sea level, it is the second highest open-air railway station in Europe, after the Gornergrat railway station, on the same line.[1][2]
Rotenboden | |||||||||||
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| Location | Zermatt, Valais Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°59′4″N 7°45′55″E / 45.98444°N 7.76528°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 2,816 m (9,239 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gornergrat line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.91 km (4.92 mi) from Zermatt GGB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501693 (ROBO) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 August 1898 | ||||||||||
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From the railway station a trail leads to the Monte Rosa Hut, across the Gorner Glacier.[3]
Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Rotenboden:[4][5]
- Service every 24 minutes between Gornergrat and Zermatt GGB.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "The Walking Guide - Rotenboden to the Monte Rosa Hut". ski-zermatt.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
External links
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