Gornergrat is the upper terminal
railway station
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of the
Gornergrat railway
The Gornergrat Railway (german: Gornergrat Bahn; GGB) is a mountain rack railway, located in the Swiss canton of Valais. It links the resort village of Zermatt, situated at above mean sea level, to the summit of the Gornergrat. The Gornergr ...
, a
rack railway
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which links it with the
resort of Zermatt. The station is situated at the summit of the Gornergrat, in the
Swiss
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municipality of Zermatt and
canton of Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the Sw ...
. At an altitude of
above mean sea level
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The comb ...
, it is the highest open-air railway station in Europe.
Near the station is the
Kulm Hotel, a hotel and observatory.
File:Gornergrat-Station3578trim.jpg, The station with the Matterhorn behind
File:Gornergrat Station.jpg, Train at the platform
See also
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List of highest railway stations in Switzerland
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List of buildings and structures above 3000 m in Switzerland
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References
External links
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Railway stations in the canton of Valais
Gornergrat Railway stations
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