Reichenau-Tamins (Rhaetian Railway station)

Reichenau-Tamins

Glacier Express leaving Reichenau-Tamins.

Location

7015 Tamins
Imboden, Graubünden
Switzerland

Coordinates

46°49′25″N 09°24′45″E / 46.82361°N 9.41250°ECoordinates: 46°49′25″N 09°24′45″E / 46.82361°N 9.41250°E

Elevation

604 m (1,982 ft)

Owned by

Rhaetian Railway

Operated by

Rhaetian Railway

Line(s)

Landquart - Thusis / Disentis/Muster
Chur - St. Moritz

Distance

23.57 km (14.65 mi)
from Landquart

Connections

Chur S-Bahn
Local buses

History

Opened

1 July 1896

Electrified

1 August 1921

Route map
Reichenau-Tamins forms part of the Rhaetian Railway network.

Location

Reichenau-Tamins

Location within Switzerland

Reichenau-Tamins is a railway station serving the communities of Reichenau and Tamins in Switzerland. It is an important station for connections between the Chur-Thusis line and the Chur-Disentis line as it is where the two lines diverge. From this station, there are trains to Chur (of which RE1 and RE3 operate direct throughout most of the day), Disentis, Scuol, St. Moritz and Thusis. At Chur, there are also mainline connecting services to Zurich.

R940

R910/R920

As far as the RhB goes, this station is blessed with relative punctuality.

There is a waiting room on the island platform from which all trains depart. This station experiences near solely connecting traffic, subsequently connections are good, though connections from the Surselva line to the St. Moritz train and the reverse are long at near 20 minutes. There is a bistro at this station with a remarkably affordable menu and great choice of ice cream. There are also vending machines and a ticket machine.

The RhB is on the cusp of constructing a new bridge over the Rhine, this will allow them to increase frequencies on both Surselva and Thusis trains. There is an information panel about this project on the platform, it will not replace the existing bridge, but will allow the potential 3x an hour Ilanz service planned for around 2019.

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