Thusis railway station

Thusis
Long three-story building with rounded roof next to railway yard
Aerial view of the station in 2007
General information
LocationMarktwiesenstrasse
Thusis
Switzerland
Coordinates46°41′53.520″N 9°26′25.800″E / 46.69820000°N 9.44050000°E / 46.69820000; 9.44050000
Elevation696 m (2,283 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)
Distance41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Landquart[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
History
Opened1 July 1896 (1896-07-01)
Electrified15 October 1919 (1919-10-15)
Passengers
20181,900 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Tiefencastel
towards St. Moritz
 IR 38 Reichenau-Tamins
towards Chur
Terminus RE 8 Rhäzüns
towards Chur
Preceding station Chur S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S1 Cazis
towards Schiers
Location
Map

Thusis railway station is a railway station in Thusis, Switzerland. It is the junction of the Albula and Landquart–Thusis lines of the Rhaetian Railway.[1] The renovated railway station was inaugurated in 1995 and is adorned with three bronze sculptures of Robert Indermaur, a “Sitting Lady waiting for the train", "An elder man waving" and "A young man rushing towards the station".[4]

Services

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

  • Man waving
    Man waving
  • Lady waiting at the train station
    Lady waiting at the train station

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Thusis" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Kantonalkonferenz 1998 in Thusis". Bündner Schulblatt. 57 (11): 9–10. 1997–1998 – via E-Periodica.
  5. ^ "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.


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