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Riffelalp railway station
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Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m (7,254 ft) above mean sea level.[1][2][3]
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Location | Zermatt, Valais Switzerland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°00′17″N 07°45′14″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 2,211 m (7,254 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gornergrat railway Riffelalp tram | ||||||||||
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The station is linked to the five-star Riffelalp Resort by the 625 metres (2,051 ft) long Riffelalp tram,[3][4] making Riffelalp the highest location in Europe where two distinct railways meet.
- The station looking up the Gornergrat railway
- A Gornergrat bound train leaving the station
- The Riffelalp tram at the station