Filisur (Rhaetian Railway station)
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Filisur is a railway station in Filisur
, Switzerland
. It is located on the Albula Railway
line from Chur to St. Moritz
. Hourly services operate on this section of the line. There is also an hourly connecting service to Davos Platz
.
There are currently three platforms in use at Filisur station.
Filisur is located very close to three of the Rhaetian Railway's major railway bridges.
Shortly before trains on the Albula Railway arrive in Filisur from the direction of Chur, Thusis
and Tiefencastel
, they pass over both the Schmittentobel Viaduct
and the Landwasser Viaduct
, the latter of which is one of the signature structures of the Albula Railway.
On the Davos to Filisur line, trains from Davos similarly cross the Wiesen Viaduct
just before entering Filisur.
Filisur
Filisur is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Filisur is first mentioned in 1262 as villa Fallisour.-Geography:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is located on the Albula Railway
Albula Railway
In 1890, the Davos hotelier Willem-Jan Holsboer proposed the construction of a rail link from Chur via Davos, and through a tunnel under the Scaletta Pass, to St Moritz, and then onwards via the Maloja Pass, to Chiavenna in Italy. Holsboer later had to abandon this planned Scalettabahn, in favour...
line from Chur to St. Moritz
St. Moritz (Rhaetian Railway station)
St. Moritz is a railway station in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It is the southern terminus of the Albula Railway line from Chur. Hourly services operate on this section of the line. There is also an hourly service on the Bernina Railway line from St. Moritz to Tirano, Italy...
. Hourly services operate on this section of the line. There is also an hourly connecting service to Davos Platz
Davos Platz (Rhaetian Railway station)
Davos Platz station is located in the municipality of Davos in the district of Prattigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.It is the terminus of the Landquart-Davos railway line. Northbound, there is an hourly service towards Landquart. Southbound, there is an hourly service to Filisur. The...
.
There are currently three platforms in use at Filisur station.
Filisur is located very close to three of the Rhaetian Railway's major railway bridges.
Shortly before trains on the Albula Railway arrive in Filisur from the direction of Chur, Thusis
Thusis (Rhaetian Railway station)
Thusis is a railway station in Thusis, Switzerland. It is the terminus of the Landquart-Thusis railway line. Hourly services originating from Chur on that line also continue along the Albula Railway line to St. Moritz.-Rhaetian Railway services:...
and Tiefencastel
Tiefencastel (Rhaetian Railway station)
Tiefencastel is a railway station in Tiefencastel, Switzerland. It is located on the Albula Railway line from Chur to St. Moritz. Hourly services operate on this section of the line.-Rhaetian Railway services:*RE1/R11 - 1tph...
, they pass over both the Schmittentobel Viaduct
Schmittentobel Viaduct
The Schmittentobel Viaduct is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It is situated near Schmitten, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.The viaduct was opened in 1903 by the Rhaetian Railway, which still owns and uses it today....
and the Landwasser Viaduct
Landwasser Viaduct
The Landwasser Viaduct is a single track six-arched curved limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser River between Schmitten and Filisur, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland....
, the latter of which is one of the signature structures of the Albula Railway.
On the Davos to Filisur line, trains from Davos similarly cross the Wiesen Viaduct
Wiesen Viaduct
The Wiesen Viaduct is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser River southwest of the hamlet of Wiesen, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland....
just before entering Filisur.
Rhaetian Railway services
- RE1/R11 - 1tph
- R6 - 1tph