Davos Platz railway station

Davos Platz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Davos in the district of Prattigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Davos Platz
The station building in 2008
General information
Location	Talstrasse 7270 Davos Davos Switzerland
Coordinates	46°47′29.292″N 9°49′14.628″E
Elevation	1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Davos Platz–Filisur line Landquart–Davos Platz line
Distance	50.0 km (31.1 mi) from Landquart[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Construction
Architect	Rudolf Gabarel (1949)
History
Opened	21 July 1890; 134 years ago (1890-07-21)
Electrified	22 December 1919; 104 years ago (1919-12-22)
Passengers
2018	2,500 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station Davos Dorf towards Landquart RE 1 Terminus RE 2 Davos Frauenkirch towards Filisur R 11
Location

It is the terminus of the Landquart–Davos Platz railway and the Davos Platz–Filisur railway.^[1] Northbound, there is a half-hourly service towards Landquart. Southbound, there is an hourly service to Filisur. The station also serves as a hub for local bus services. Davos Dorf station is located about 2.5 km northeast of Davos Platz.

The station currently has three platforms in use.

The lower station of the funicular Schatzalp-Bahn is located nearby.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Davos Platz:^[4][5]

• RegioExpress: half-hourly service to Landquart.
• Regio: hourly service to Filisur.

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Liniennetz Chur/Mittelbünden" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. "Davos Platz - Landquart | Scuol-Tarasp - Vereina - Landquart | St. Moritz - Vereina - Landquart" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
5. "Davos - Filisur" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

External links

• Media related to Davos Platz railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Davos Platz railway station – SBB
• Davos Platz railway station – Rhaetian Railway