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The Gornergrat (English: Gorner Ridge; 3,135 m (10,285 ft)) is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) , the highest open-air railway in Europe.
The Gornergrat railway station is situated at an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft), which makes the Gornergrat Railway the second highest railway in Europe after the Jungfrau, and the highest open-air railway of the continent. The line opened in 1898, and was the first electric rack railway to be built in Switzerland.
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.
The Gornergrat railway station, the highest (open-air) railway station building on the continent. This is a list of railway stations in Switzerland located at an elevation over 1,200 metres above sea level.
Gornergrat railway station, 3,100 m. The Gornergrat is served by the Gornergrat railway, a 29-minute ride to the Gornergrat peak (3,089 m), via Riffelalp, Rotenboden and Riffelberg, (with limited stops at Findelbach and Landtunnel just above Zermatt). At the summit, the hotel and restaurant have been refurbished and accommodate a shopping centre.
Switzerland Alps: Jungfraujoch: 3,454 m (11,332 ft) 25% 1,000 mm: Yes Dead-end rail Underground above 2,350 m, one of the highest railways in the world at the opening Gornergrat: Switzerland Alps: Gornergrat: 3,090 m (10,138 ft) 20% 1,000 mm: Yes Dead-end rail Highest open-air railway in Europe Zugspitze: Germany Alps: Schneefernerhaus: 2,650 m ...
Switzerland: 1912: Highest railway in Europe, underground above 2,350 m. [6] [7] Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad: Leadville: 3,414 m (11,201 ft) USA: Highest Adhesion railway in North America: Gornergrat Railway: Gornergrat: 3,090 m (10,138 ft) Switzerland: 1898: Highest open-air railway in Europe: Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad ...
Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat.The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m (5,810 ft) above mean sea level.