Gornergrat railway station

Gornergrat
General information
Location	Gornergrat, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates	45°59′0″N 7°46′56″E
Elevation	3,089 m (10,135 ft)
Owned by	Gornergrat Railway
Line(s)	Gornergrat line
Distance	9.34 km (5.80 mi) from Zermatt GGB
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Gornergrat Railway
Other information
Station code	8501694 (GOGR)
History
Opened	20 August 1898 (1898-08-20)
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station Terminus Gornergrat–Zermatt Rotenboden towards Zermatt GGB
Location

Gornergrat is the upper terminal railway station of the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links it with the resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.[1][2]

Near the station is the Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Gornergrat:[3][4]

• Service every 24 minutes to Zermatt GGB.

Gallery

• 
  The station with the Matterhorn behind
• 
  Train at the platform

See also

• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland
• List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland

References

1. "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
3. "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
4. "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

External links

• Media related to Gornergrat railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Gornergrat railway station – SBB