Rotenboden railway station

Rotenboden
General information
LocationZermatt, Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates45°59′4″N 7°45′55″E / 45.98444°N 7.76528°E / 45.98444; 7.76528
Elevation2,816 m (9,239 ft)
Owned byGornergrat Railway
Line(s)Gornergrat line
Distance7.91 km (4.92 mi) from Zermatt GGB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsGornergrat Railway
Other information
Station code8501693 (ROBO)
History
Opened20 August 1898 (1898-08-20)
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station
Gornergrat
Terminus
 Gornergrat–Zermatt Riffelberg
towards Zermatt GGB
Location
Map

Rotenboden is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 2,815 m (9,236 ft) above mean sea level, it is the second highest open-air railway station in Europe, after the Gornergrat railway station, on the same line.[1][2]

From the railway station a trail leads to the Monte Rosa Hut, across the Gorner Glacier.[3]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Rotenboden:[4][5]

See also

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. ^ "The Walking Guide - Rotenboden to the Monte Rosa Hut". ski-zermatt.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "Zermatt - Gornergrat" (PDF) (in German). öv-info.ch. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Gornergrat Railway: timetable and all the latest information". Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 13 October 2024.


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