Bernina Diavolezza Railway Station
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Bernina Diavolezza railway station is a railway station in the municipality of
Pontresina Pontresina () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Maloja Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. History and name Pontresina was first mentioned in medieval Latin documents as ''ad Pontem Sa ...
, in the
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canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the
Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (; ; ), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Cantons of Switzerland, ...
, at the foot of the
Diavolezza The Diavolezza is a col and ski resort above the Val Bernina in Graubünden. The col has an altitude of Swiss Confederation: Maps of Switzerland'. Retrieved 26 March 2021. and is located between Munt Pers (northwest, ) and Piz Trovat (south ...
mountain, as well as near the Diavolezza and Lagalb ski region. The station has a single through track with a single platform and station building. The valley station for a
cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift *** ...
to the top of Diavolezza is located across the street from station. In the summer trailheads for hiking are located nearby. The station was opened in 1956, at the same time as the adjacent cable car, and was originally also a passing station. However it relinquished that role to when that station was opened.


Services

the following services stop at Bernina Diavolezza: * ''
Bernina Express The Bernina Express is a Panorama Express (PE) train connecting Chur to Tirano in Italy by crossing the Swiss Engadin Alps. For most of its journey, the train also runs along the World Heritage Site known as the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula ...
'': Several round-trips per day between or and . *
RegioExpress RegioExpress, commonly abbreviated to RE, is a Train categories in Europe, category of fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia, ...
/ Regio: hourly service between St. Moritz and Tirano.


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* * Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1910 Railway stations in Graubünden Rhaetian Railway stations {{Switzerland-railstation-stub