Riffelberg railway station

Riffelberg
Location Zermatt, Valais
Switzerland
Coordinates 45°59′34″N 07°45′18″E / 45.99278°N 7.75500°E / 45.99278; 7.75500Coordinates: 45°59′34″N 07°45′18″E / 45.99278°N 7.75500°E / 45.99278; 7.75500
Elevation 2,582 m (8,471 ft)
Line(s) Gornergrat railway
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Riffelalp   Gornergrat railway   Rotenboden
Location
Riffelberg
Location within Switzerland

Riffelberg 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 2,582 m (8,471 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2][3]

The Hotel Riffelberg is located at the station.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fahrplan Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)" [Timetable Zermatt - Gornergrat (28.04.2014 - 06.06.2014)] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Hotel Riffelberg Zermatt-Matterhorn". Hotel Riffelberg. Retrieved 2014-06-01.


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