Miralago railway station

Miralago railway station, previously known as Meschino railway station, is a station in the village of Miralago, within the municipality of Poschiavo and in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway.[1][4][5]

Miralago
The station, with lake and station building to the left, and village houses to the right
LocationPoschiavo
Switzerland
Coordinates46°16′23.232″N 10°5′58.380″E
Elevation964 m (3,163 ft)
Owned byRhaetian Railway
Line(s)Bernina line
Distance50.8 km (31.6 mi) from St. Moritz[1]
Train operatorsRhaetian Railway
ConnectionsAutoPostale buses[2]
History
Opened1 July 1908 (1908-07-01)
Passengers
201860 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Le Prese
towards St. Moritz
 Regio
 Brusio
towards Tirano
Location
Miralago
Location within Switzerland
Miralago
Miralago (Canton of Graubünden)

The station lies between the village and the Lago di Poschiavo, and has two through tracks, both served by ground level platforms, and a simple single story station building. To the north, as far as Le Prese, the line runs between the main road and the lake. To the south, the line runs briefly in the carriageway of a minor village street before crossing the Poschiavino river by a skew arch and commencing a more or less continuous 7% descent towards Brusio.[4][5]

The Lago di Poschiavo acts as a reservoir serving hydro-electric plants downstream, and one of the reasons for the construction of the Bernina railway was to provide access to these works. The line was financed by Kraftwerke Brusio AG, the builders of the dam and power station. The station opened on 1 July 1908 with the opening of the Tirano to Poschiavo section of the Bernina line. Originally known as Meschino, the station was renamed to its current name in 1938.[5][6]

Services

The following services stop at Miralago:[7]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Rete di trasporto Valposchiavo" (PDF) (in Italian). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 83. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. "Candidature UNESCO World Heritage - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Cultural Landscape" (PDF). Rhaetian Railway. p. 63. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. "St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.


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