Riffelberg railway station

Riffelberg
General information
Location	Zermatt, Valais Switzerland
Coordinates	45°59′35″N 7°45′18″E / 45.993°N 7.755°E / 45.993; 7.755
Elevation	2,583 m (8,474 ft)
Owner	Gornergrat Railway
Line	Gornergrat line
Distance	6.47 km (4.02 mi) from Zermatt GGB
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	Gornergrat Railway
Connections	Ski resort
Other information
Station code	8501692 (RIBE)
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station Rotenboden towards Gornergrat Gornergrat–Zermatt Riffelalp towards Zermatt GGB
Location

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. It is the third highest station on the line and, considering only open-air railway stations, the third highest in Switzerland and Europe as well.

The Hotel Riffelberg is located at the station.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Riffelberg:

• Service every 24 minutes between Gornergrat and Zermatt GGB.

Gallery

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  The station platforms
• 
  Two trains in Riffelberg station

See also

• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland

References

External links

• Media related to Riffelberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Riffelberg railway station – SBB

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