Gornergrat | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gornergrat, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°59′0″N 7°46′56″E / 45.98333°N 7.78222°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 3,089 m (10,135 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gornergrat line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.34 km (5.80 mi) from Zermatt GGB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Gornergrat Railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501694 (GOGR) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 August 1898 | ||||||||||
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Gornergrat is the upper terminal railway station of the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links it with the resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.[1][2]
Near the station is the Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.
- ^ "Betriebsdaten" [Operating data] (in German). Gornergratbahn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-06-01.