Thusis railway station is a railway station in Thusis, Switzerland. It is the junction of the Albula and Landquart–Thusis lines of the Rhaetian Railway.[1] The renovated railway station was inaugurated in 1995 and is adorned with three bronze sculptures of Robert Indermaur, a “Sitting Lady waiting for the train", "An elder man waving" and "A young man rushing towards the station".[4]
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 Aerial view of the station in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Marktwiesenstrasse Thusis Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°41′53.520″N 9°26′25.800″E / 46.69820000°N 9.44050000°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Landquart[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 15 October 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,900 per weekday[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Thusis:[5]
- InterRegio: hourly service between Chur and St. Moritz.
- RegioExpress: hourly service to Chur.
- Chur S-Bahn S1: hourly service to Schiers.
Gallery
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Man waving -
Lady waiting at the train station
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers Wall. 2012. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Liniennetz Thusis" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Kantonalkonferenz 1998 in Thusis". Bündner Schulblatt. 57 (11): 9–10. 1997–1998 – via E-Periodica.
- ^ "Chur - Thusis - St. Moritz" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links
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Media related to Thusis railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Thusis railway station – SBB
- Thusis railway station – Rhaetian Railway
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