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46°24′32″N 10°1′11″E / 46.40889°N 10.01972°E
| Rhaetian Railway | |||
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 Stadler Allegra approaching the Bernina Pass. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Rhätische Bahn, Ferrovia retica, Viafier retica | ||
| Status | operating | ||
| Owner | Rhätische Bahn AG | ||
| Locale | Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, Lombardy, Italy | ||
| Stations | 102 | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Commuter and heavy rail | ||
| Services | 10 | ||
| Ridership | 12 Million per year | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1888 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 385 km (239 mi) | ||
| Character | Mountain railway | ||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Electrification | 11 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz (322 km) 1000 V DC (62 km, Bernina line) | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
| Highest elevation | 2,254 m (7,395 ft) | ||
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The Rhaetian Railway (German: Rhätische Bahn; Italian: Ferrovia retica; Romansh: Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur,[1] the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Swiss canton of Grisons, except for the line from Sargans to the cantonal capital, Chur, which are operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), as well as the line from Disentis/Mustér to the Oberalp Pass and further on to Andermatt, Uri, which is operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). Inaugurated in 1888 and expanded from 1896 onwards in various sections, the RhB network is located almost entirely within Grisons, with one station across the Italian border at Tirano.
The Rhaetian Railway serves a number of major tourist destinations, such as St. Moritz and Davos. One of the RhB lines, the Bernina Railway, crosses the Bernina Pass at 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level and runs down to Tirano, Lombardy in Italy.
In 2008, the RhB section from the Albula/Bernina area (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St. Moritz) was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Albula-Bernina line is the first rail line in the world to be photographed and put on Google Street View.[2] The line also operates several historic trains on the network.[3]
- ^ "Home". Rhaetian Railway. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
Rhätische Bahn AG, Bahnhofstrasse 25, CH-7001 Chur
- ^ "Street View hits the stunning Swiss Alps railways". Google Official Blog. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Steam - & Nostalgic rides, Rhaetian Railway