Versam-Safien railway station is a station on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway of the Rhaetian Railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is situated alongside the Anterior Rhine, in the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge.[1] The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of Safiental, and serves the village of Versam that lies some 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the south and some 250 metres (820 ft) higher than the station.[4][5][6]
Versam-Safien | |||||||||||
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 The station building and connecting bus in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Station 263 Versam Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°48′26.568″N 9°18′37.080″E / 46.80738000°N 9.31030000°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Landquart[1] | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1903 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 22 May 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 190 per weekday[3] | ||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Versam-Safien:[7]
- RegioExpress: hourly service between Disentis/Mustér and Chur.
- PostAuto: bus service to Ilanz and Tenna-Thalkirch-Turahus.
Water sports
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At Versam-Safien there is a rafting and kayaking tour operator.[8] Since the railway travels along the Vorderrhein river, it can be used to easily take rafters and kayakers back to the starting point.
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Liniennetz Chur/Flims/Laax/Ilanz" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "1195 – Safiental" (Map). Versam-Safien (2016 ed.). 1:25 000. National Map 1:25'0000. Federal Office for Topography - swisstopo. 2014. ISBN 978-3-302-01195-0. Retrieved 2017-06-05 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
- ^ "Rail network". Rhaetian Railway. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Hike along the Ruinaulta". wanderungen.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Chur - Disentis/Mustér - Andermatt" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.kanuschule.ch/
External links
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Media related to Versam-Safien railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Versam-Safien railway station – Rhaetian Railway
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