Versam-Safien
Two-story stone building with gabled roof next to double-track railway line
The station building and connecting bus in 2014
General information
LocationStation 263
Versam
Switzerland
Coordinates46°48′26.568″N 9°18′37.080″E / 46.80738000°N 9.31030000°E / 46.80738000; 9.31030000
Elevation635 m (2,083 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line
Distance32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Landquart[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
History
Opened1 June 1903 (1903-06-01)
Electrified22 May 1922 (1922-05-22)
Passengers
2018190 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Valendas-Sagogn
towards Disentis/Mustér
 RE 7 Trin
towards Chur
Location
Map

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.[1] 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.[4][5][6]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Versam-Safien:[7]

Water sports

Rafting from Ilanz to Versam-Safien

At Versam-Safien there is a rafting and kayaking tour operator.[8] Since the railway travels along the Vorderrhein river, it can be used to easily take rafters and kayakers back to the starting point.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Chur/Flims/Laax/Ilanz" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "1195 – Safiental" (Map). Versam-Safien (2016 ed.). 1:25 000. National Map 1:25'0000. Federal Office for Topography - swisstopo. 2014. ISBN 978-3-302-01195-0. Retrieved 2017-06-05 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
  5. ^ "Rail network". Rhaetian Railway. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  6. ^ "Hike along the Ruinaulta". wanderungen.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  7. ^ "Chur - Disentis/Mustér - Andermatt" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.kanuschule.ch/

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