Gornergrat is the upper terminal railway station of the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links it with the resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft) above mean sea level, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.[1][2][3]

Gornergrat
General information
Location	Gornergrat, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates	45°59′00″N 07°46′56″E
Elevation	3,089 m (10,135 ft)
Line(s)	Gornergrat railway
History
Opened	20 August 1898
Services
Preceding station Gornergrat Railway Following station Terminus Gornergrat–Zermatt Rotenboden towards Zermatt GGB
Location
Gornergrat Location within Switzerland

Near the station is the Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.

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  The station with the Matterhorn behind
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  Train at the platform

See also

• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland
• List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland

References

External links

• Media related to Gornergrat railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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