Langwies (Rhaetian Railway station)
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Langwies is a railway station on the Chur-Arosa line (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in Langwies
, lower down the hillside from the centre of the village. A minor level crossing
straddles the tracks at the station.
s (or bridge
s) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct
(or Gründjitobel Bridge; German
: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) which is 145m
long, and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct
(or Langwies Viaduct; German
: Langwieser Viadukt) .
The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
. It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering reinforced concrete
structure.
and Arosa
. The route is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables. Currently all passenger trains stop at Langwies, with the exception of the late night service, which stops on request
.
Langwies
Langwies is a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Geography:Langwies has an area, , of . Of this area, 48.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.6% is forested...
, lower down the hillside from the centre of the village. A minor level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
straddles the tracks at the station.
Viaducts
Two notable railway viaductViaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
s (or bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s) carry the line over deep valleys near to Langwies. Down the line (towards Chur) is the Gründjitobel Viaduct
Gründjitobel Viaduct
The Gründjitobel Viaduct is a single track reinforced concrete railway bridge, spanning the Gründjitobelbach near Langwies, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland....
(or Gründjitobel Bridge; German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Gründjitobel-Viadukt) which is 145m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
long, and a short distance up the line is the Langwieser Viaduct
Langwieser Viaduct
The Langwieser Viaduct is a single track reinforced concrete railway bridge spanning the Plessur River and the Sapünerbach, near Langwies, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland....
(or Langwies Viaduct; German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Langwieser Viadukt) .
The latter viaduct is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
. It is 284m long (though some sources state it as 287m) and, like the former viaduct, is a pioneering reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
structure.
Services
Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network), between ChurChur
Chur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.-History:The name "chur" derives perhaps from the Celtic kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia....
and Arosa
Arosa
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:...
. The route is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables. Currently all passenger trains stop at Langwies, with the exception of the late night service, which stops on request
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
.