Versam-Safien railway station
Versam-Safien | |||||||||||
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The station building and connecting bus in 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station 263 Versam Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°48′26.568″N 9°18′37.080″E / 46.80738000°N 9.31030000°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Landquart | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | ||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1903 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 22 May 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 190 per weekday | ||||||||||
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Versam-Safien railway station is a station on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway of the Rhaetian Railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is situated alongside the Anterior Rhine, in the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge. The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of Safiental, and serves the village of Versam that lies some 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the south and some 250 metres (820 ft) higher than the station.