Ilanz railway station (German: Bahnhof Ilanz) is a railway station in the municipality of Ilanz/Glion, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1]
Ilanz | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Ilanz/Glion Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°46′31.260″N 9°12′26.784″E / 46.77535000°N 9.20744000°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 42.9 km (26.7 mi) from Landquart[1] | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1903 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 22 May 1922 | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,000 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Ilanz:[4]
- RegioExpress: hourly service between Disentis/Mustér and Chur.
Facilities
editThe station has a toilet at the back of the building. There is also a staffed ticket desk as well as a kiosk and various vending machines.
Location
editThe station is in the heart of the town, 5 mins from the migros shopping centre and only 2 or 3 minutes from the town centre. It is directly outside the post office where the postautos (buses) can be taken.
Postauto Connections
editThe buses all collect outside the station and depart and arrive to supplement the railway timetables. Routes include:
- Ilanz-Vals Zerfreila
- Ilanz-Reien
- Ilanz-Falera
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 36. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Liniennetz Surselva" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Chur - Disentis/Mustér - Andermatt" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
External links
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Media related to Ilanz railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Ilanz railway station – SBB
- Ilanz railway station – Rhaetian Railway
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