Langwies GR railway station
Railway station in Switzerland
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Langwies GR railway station, often just Langweis railway station, is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in Langwies, lower down the hillside from the centre of the village. A minor level crossing straddles the tracks at the station.
Switzerland
Langwies GR | |||||||||||||||
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The station building and main platform in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Arosa Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°49′10″N 9°42′26″E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,317 m (4,321 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Rhaetian Railway (since 1942); Chur-Arosa-Bahn (1914-1942) | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Chur–Arosa line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.900 kilometres (11.123 mi) from Chur | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Local buses | ||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Alfons Rocco (1914) | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 1914 | ||||||||||||||
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Viaducts
Two notable railway viaducts (or bridges) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct (or Gründjitobel Bridge; German: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) which is 145m long, and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct (or Langwies Viaduct; German: Langwieser Viadukt).
The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering reinforced concrete structure.
Services
Gallery
The station and its tracks, looking down the line
A train approaches the station - note the level crossing
A train runs through Langwies
Langwieser Viaduct
Langwies station, looking up the line
Another view of the Viaduct
