Cavaglia railway station

Cavaglia
Three-story stone building with half-hip roof
The station in 2008
General information
LocationPoschiavo
Switzerland
Coordinates46°21′51″N 10°02′38″E / 46.36419°N 10.04393°E / 46.36419; 10.04393
Elevation1,692 m (5,551 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bernina line
Distance33.1 km (20.6 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
History
Opened5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Passengers
2018200 per weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Alp Grüm
towards St. Moritz
 RE 9 Poschiavo
towards Tirano
R 19 Cadera
towards Tirano
Location
Map

Cavaglia railway station is a railway station in the village of Cavaglia, within the municipality of Poschiavo in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][3]

The station has three through tracks and two sidings. All three through tracks are served by platforms and station buildings.[1][3]

The section of line between Ospizio Bernina and Poschiavo, on which the station is located, was opened in 1910. Initially Cavaglia was simply a crossing loop, but in 1911 it became the winter terminus of the southern section of the line, with the line over the Bernina pass operating only during the summer months, a situation that continued until the winter of 1913/4. The current station building was opened in 1912 as a privately owned hotel, being taken over by the railway in 1925, when a station office and waiting room was added.[4]

A popular tourist destination near this stop are a series of pot holes (giant's kettle).

The railway station and buildings in 2014.
Cavaglia station viewed from Alp Grüm.
View back to Alp Grüm (in the middle distance). The overhead masts of the famous sky turn can just be made out.
  1. ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2020.