Davos Platz railway station
Railway station in Switzerland
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Davos Platz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Davos in the district of Prattigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
LocationTalstrasse
7270 Davos
Davos
Switzerland
7270 Davos
Davos
Switzerland
Coordinates46°47′29″N 9°49′15″E
Elevation1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Davos Platz | ||||||||||||||||||
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The station building in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Talstrasse 7270 Davos Davos Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°47′29″N 9°49′15″E | |||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Lines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 50.0 km (31.1 mi) from Landquart[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Rudolf Gabarel (1949) | |||||||||||||||||
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| IATA code | ZDV | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 July 1890 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 22 December 1919 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,500 per weekday[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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It is the terminus of the Landquart–Davos Platz railway and the Davos Platz–Filisur railway.[1] Northbound, there is a half-hourly service towards Landquart. Southbound, there is an hourly service to Filisur. The station also serves as a hub for local bus services. Davos Dorf station is located about 2.5 km northeast of Davos Platz.
The station currently has three platforms in use.
The lower station of the funicular Schatzalp-Bahn is located nearby.
