Rotenboden railway station

Rotenboden 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 2,815 m (9,236 ft) above mean sea level, it is the second highest open-air railway station in Europe, after the Gornergrat railway station, on the same line.^[1][2]

Rotenboden
General information
Location	Zermatt, Valais Switzerland
Coordinates	45°59′4″N 7°45′55″E
Elevation	2,816 m (9,239 ft)
Owned by	Gornergrat Railway
Line(s)	Gornergrat line
Distance	7.91 km (4.92 mi) from Zermatt GGB
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Gornergrat Railway
Other information
Station code	8501693 (ROBO)
History
Opened	20 August 1898 (1898-08-20)
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station Gornergrat Terminus Gornergrat–Zermatt Riffelberg towards Zermatt GGB
Location

From the railway station a trail leads to the Monte Rosa Hut, across the Gorner Glacier.^[3]

Services

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

• Service every 24 minutes between Gornergrat and Zermatt GGB.

See also

• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland