11 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz (322 km) 1000 V DC (62 km, Bernina line)
Operating speed
100 km/h (62 mph)
Highest elevation
2,254 m (7,395 ft)
Route map
The Rhaetian Railway (German: Rhätische Bahn; Italian: Ferrovia retica; Romansh: Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur,[1] the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Swiss canton of Grisons, except for the line from Sargans to the cantonal capital, Chur, which are operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), as well as the line from Disentis/Mustér to the Oberalp Pass and further on to Andermatt, Uri, which is operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). Inaugurated in 1888 and expanded from 1896 onwards in various sections, the RhB network is located almost entirely within Grisons, with one station across the Italian border at Tirano.
The Rhaetian Railway serves a number of major tourist destinations, such as St. Moritz and Davos. One of the RhB lines, the Bernina Railway, crosses the Bernina Pass at 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level and runs down to Tirano, Lombardy in Italy.
In 2008, the RhB section from the Albula/Bernina area (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St. Moritz) was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Albula-Bernina line is the first rail line in the world to be photographed and put on Google Street View.[2] The line also operates several historic trains on the network.[3]
single-track 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line forming part of the RhaetianRailway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the...
portal of the Albula Tunnel of the RhaetianRailway. To reach Preda, while avoiding too steep ramps, the RhaetianRailway needs passing several valleys over...
Heritage Site known as the RhaetianRailway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes. The train is operated by the RhaetianRailway company for the purpose of...
the RhaetianRailway, which both owns and operates it through to the present day. A signature structure of the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway, it...
from Zürich, and is also one of the most important stations on the RhaetianRailway (RhB) metre-gauge network. Since 1986, on top of it one finds the central...
trains developed by Stadler Rail for the RhaetianRailway. It comprises the following train classes: RhaetianRailway ABe 8/12, the dual voltage three car...
(MGB) and RhaetianRailway (RhB). For much of its journey, it also passes along and through the World Heritage Site known as the "RhaetianRailway in the...
track metre gauge railway line forming part of the core network of the RhaetianRailway (RhB), in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It links Thusis on...
the railway's gradient at that location within its specified maximum of 7%. It is considered to be one of the architectural highlights of the Rhaetian Railway...
canton is also renowned for its extensive narrow-gauge railway network, operated by the RhaetianRailway, and linking the capital with most valleys of the...
D.C. Saas im Prättigau, in the Canton of Graubünden Saas railway station, a RhaetianRailway station Saas-Almagell, in the Canton of Valais Saas-Balen...
Dutch record. RhaetianRailway, Switzerland. On 29 October 2022, the RhaetianRailway celebrated the 175th anniversary of Swiss railways with an hour-long...
is the longest tunnel on the Swiss RhaetianRailway (RhB) network as well as the world's longest metre-gauge railway tunnel. As early as 1975, the administrative...
single-track 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line forming part of the RhaetianRailway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the...
Centre of Rome is shared with the Vatican; the Monte San Giorgio and RhaetianRailway with Switzerland; the Venetian Works of Defence with Croatia and Montenegro;...
John La Chaux-de-Fonds Lavaux Monte San Giorgio Old City of Berne RhaetianRailway Jungfrau-Aletsch Glarus thrust Bellinzona Abbey of Saint Gall Villa...
Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the RhaetianRailway. The station is located on a road-side section of the Bernina line...
artist and writer Salvatore Allegra (1898–1993), Italian composer RhaetianRailway ABe 8/12, a powerful three-car electric multiple-unit train on Swiss...
inaccessible by road, but is traversed by the Disentis to Chur line of the RhaetianRailway. It is accessible from the Valendas-Sagogn, Versam-Safien and Trin...
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