Landquart–Thusis railway line

The Landquart–Thusis railway line is a Swiss metre-gauge railway line running from Landquart via Chur to Thusis. It is part of the Rhaetian Railway core network and provides a connection between the Landquart–Davos Platz railway and the Albula Railway. Between Landquart and Chur, the line runs largely parallel to the standard-gauge Chur–Rorschach railway of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The line from Chur to Thusis was opened in 1896.

Landquart–Thusis
Overview
OwnerRhaetian Railway
Line number910, 940 and 941
Termini
Technical
Line length41.28 km (25.65 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track from Chur to Reichenau-Tamins, remainder Single track
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification11 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

km
0.00
Landquart
523 m
1.29
Landquart Ried
522 m
2.22
Igis
523 m
03.6
Zizers Altlöser
3.99
Zizers
531 m
5.82
Untervaz-Trimmis
537 m
7.17
Trimmis
(until 2006)
541 m
10.96
Haldenstein
562 m
12.6
Chur Wiesental
13.68
Chur
584 m
15.17
Chur West
578 m
17.71
Felsberg
569 m
20.15
Domat/Ems
581 m
22.02
Ems Werk
597 m
23.57
Reichenau-Tamins
604 m
Hinterrhein (151 m)
Second Hinterrhein bridge
under construction (2017)
to Disentis/Mustér
27.44
Bonaduz
659 m
28.69
Rhäzüns
654 m
32.81
Rothenbrunnen
622 m
36.59
Rodels-Realta
640 m
38.49
Cazis
658 m
41.26
Thusis
697 m
Albula Railway to St. Moritz
Source: Swiss railway atlas
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