Cavaglia railway station

Cavaglia
The station in 2008
General information
Location	Poschiavo Switzerland
Coordinates	46°21′51″N 10°02′38″E
Elevation	1,692 m (5,551 ft)
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Bernina line
Distance	33.1 km (20.6 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
History
Opened	5 July 1910 (1910-07-05)
Passengers
2018	200 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

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.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Cavaglia:[5]

• RegioExpress / Regio: hourly service between St. Moritz and Tirano.

References

1. 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. "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.
5. "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

External links

• Media related to Cavaglia railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Cavaglia railway station – Rhaetian Railway
• Cavaglia glacier garden