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Davos Platz railway station 
Summary
Davos Platz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Davos in the district of Prattigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Davos Platz | ||||||||||||||||||
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 The station building in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Talstrasse 7270 Davos Davos Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°47′29.292″N 9°49′14.628″E / 46.79147000°N 9.82073000°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft) | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 50.0 km (31.1 mi) from Landquart[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Rhaetian Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Rudolf Gabarel (1949) | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 July 1890 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 22 December 1919 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,500 per weekday[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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It is the terminus of the Landquart–Davos Platz railway and the Davos Platz–Filisur railway.[1] Northbound, there is a half-hourly service towards Landquart. Southbound, there is an hourly service to Filisur. The station also serves as a hub for local bus services. Davos Dorf station is located about 2.5 km northeast of Davos Platz.
The station currently has three platforms in use.
The lower station of the funicular Schatzalp-Bahn is located nearby.
Services edit
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Davos Platz:[4][5]
- RegioExpress: half-hourly service to Landquart.
- Regio: hourly service to Filisur.
References edit
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Liniennetz Chur/Mittelbünden" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Davos Platz - Landquart | Scuol-Tarasp - Vereina - Landquart | St. Moritz - Vereina - Landquart" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Davos - Filisur" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Davos Platz railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Davos Platz railway station – SBB
- Davos Platz railway station – Rhaetian Railway
