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Albula Railway

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
GlacierLandwasser.jpg
The Glacier Express crossing the Landwasser Viaduct.
Location Italy and Switzerland
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 1276
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Coordinates 46°35′42″N 9°45′36″E / 46.59500°N 9.76000°E / 46.59500; 9.76000Coordinates: 46°35′42″N 9°45′36″E / 46.59500°N 9.76000°E / 46.59500; 9.76000
Inscription history
Inscription 2008 (32nd Session)
Albula Railway
An RhB train amidst the spiral tunnels
An RhB train amidst the spiral tunnels
Overview
Type Metre gauge heavy rail
System Rhaetian Railway
Status Operating
Locale Albula, Graubünden, Switzerland
Termini Thusis
46°41′54″N 9°26′26″E / 46.69833°N 9.44056°E / 46.69833; 9.44056 (Albula Railway, Thusis terminus)
St Moritz
46°29′52″N 9°50′47″E / 46.49778°N 9.84639°E / 46.49778; 9.84639 (Albula Railway, St Moritz terminus)
Stations 12
Website Rhaetian Railway
Operation
Opened 1 July 1903 / 10 July 1904
Owner Rhaetian Railway
Operator(s) Rhaetian Railway
Technical
Line length 61.67 km (38.32 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge
Electrification Overhead catenary,
11 kV AC 16 2/3 Hz
Highest elevation 1,815 m (5,955 ft)
above sea level
Maximum incline 3.5%
Route map
from Chur
41,26 Thusis 697 m above the sea
Hinterrhein (228 m)
43,08 Sils im Domleschg 735 m above the  sea
Campell (32 m)
Campi (218 m)
Runplanas (502 m)
Cugnieler (39 m)
Versasca (694 m)
Pflanzgarten I (39 m)
Pflanzgarten II (98 m)
Passmal (420 m)
Lochtobel (102 m)
Solis (986 m)
49,33 Solis 851 m above the  sea
Solis Viaduct (164 m)
Alvaschein (609 m)
Nisellas (274 m)
Salons (60 m)
Mistail (300 m)
53,95 Tiefencastel 884 m above the  sea
Tiefencastel (26 m)
58,13 Surava 939 m above the  sea
60,78 Alvaneu 999 m above the  sea
Schmittentobel Viaduct (137 m)
Zalaint (27 m)
Landwasser Viaduct (136 m)
Landwasser (216 m)
from Davos Platz
64,36 Filisur 1,080 m above the  sea
Greifenstein (698 m)
Schlossberg (56 m)
Faleinerweg (36 m)
Wikipedia

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