Scenic route
Chur–Arosa Line
Chur → Arosa · Switzerland
Chur–Arosa Line in pictures
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- Distance
- 25.7 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h
- Average speed
- 26 km/h
- Top speed
- 35 km/h
- Operator
- Rhaetian Railway (RhB) ↗
- Countries
- Switzerland
- In service since
- 1914
- Train
- RhB Ge 4/4 II electric multiple unit
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Seventy curves and the record-setting 1914 Langwieser Viaduct carry hourly trains from Chur up into the ski resort of Arosa.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 89789 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.3 km from the shape of R 16
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Chur–Arosa Line?
The Chur–Arosa Line runs 25.7 km from Chur to Arosa.
How long does the Chur–Arosa Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 25.7 km. That is an average of 26 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 35 km/h.
Who runs the Chur–Arosa Line?
Rhaetian Railway (RhB), with RhB Ge 4/4 II electric multiple unit.
How old is the Chur–Arosa Line?
The line has been in service since 1914. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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