Sassal (Rhaetian Railway station)
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Sassal was a small railway station (essentially a halt) on the Chur-Arosa line (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It was situated on the southeastern outskirts of Chur
, by the Plessur
river, between the city suburb of Sand and the settlement of Meiersboden. The small community of Sassal is located on the other side of the river, on the hillside near Meiersboden.
The RhB has closed Sassal halt (that is, passengers can no longer embark/alight there, though trains continue to run through on the line) due to the danger of falling rocks, low passenger numbers, and problems getting on and off trains at this location. This location has suffered from notable landslides in recent times - the mountainside to the rear of the station is unstable - with the railway line and road sometimes obstructed by rockfall.
An alternative public transport service is provided by Chur town bus services which run through to Meiersboden. The nearest open railway station is now the RhB's Chur Stadt
, a street halt, around 1.5 km away towards the centre of Chur.
.
Chur
Chur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.-History:The name "chur" derives perhaps from the Celtic kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia....
, by the Plessur
Plessur
Plessur may refer to:*Plessur , an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland*Plessur Range, a mountain range of the Alps*Plessur , a river in the canton of Graubünden, which discharges into the Rhine...
river, between the city suburb of Sand and the settlement of Meiersboden. The small community of Sassal is located on the other side of the river, on the hillside near Meiersboden.
The RhB has closed Sassal halt (that is, passengers can no longer embark/alight there, though trains continue to run through on the line) due to the danger of falling rocks, low passenger numbers, and problems getting on and off trains at this location. This location has suffered from notable landslides in recent times - the mountainside to the rear of the station is unstable - with the railway line and road sometimes obstructed by rockfall.
An alternative public transport service is provided by Chur town bus services which run through to Meiersboden. The nearest open railway station is now the RhB's Chur Stadt
Chur Stadt (Rhaetian Railway station)
Chur Stadt is a small railway station on the Chur-Arosa line of the Rhaetian Railway . It is situated near the old town of Chur, on Plessurquai by the Plessur river, less than a kilometre from the main railway station of the city.The halt is closer to the shops, bars and attractions of the old...
, a street halt, around 1.5 km away towards the centre of Chur.
Sassal tunnels
Immediately after Sassal, the line goes through the three Sassal tunnels, the first tunnels on the route up from Chur to ArosaArosa
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:...
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External links
- Photo of the location of Sassal station (showing also the unstable rockface in the background)