Miralago railway station, previously known as Meschino railway station, is a station in the village of

Miralago Miralago is a village in the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at above sea level at the southern end of Lago di Poschiavo, and the Poschiavino river flows out of the lake in the village. The village is some sou ...

, within the

municipality of Poschiavo Poschiavo ( it, Poschiavo, lmo, Pusciaaf, german: Puschlav, rm, Puschlav) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. History Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as ''in Postclave'' though this comes fro ...

and in the

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

canton of Graubünden The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include: *german: (Kanton) Graubünden ; * Romansh: ** rm, label=Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Surmiran, (Can ...

. It is located on the

Bernina line The Bernina Railway (german: Berninalinie; it, Linea del Bernina; rm, Lingia dal Bernina) is a single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switz ...

of the

Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the Rh ...

. The station lies between the village and the

Lago di Poschiavo Lago di Poschiavo is a natural lake in the Val di Poschiavo in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Geography It has an elevation is , a length of , a surface area of and a maximum depth of . The lake is both fed and drained by the Poschiavino rive ...

, and has two through tracks, both served by ground level platforms, and a simple single story station building. To the north, as far as Le Prese, the line runs between the main road and the lake. To the south, the line runs briefly in the carriageway of a minor village street before crossing the

Poschiavino river Poschiavino is an long river that rises in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and flows into the Italian province of Sondrio. The majority of the river is in Switzerland, with just in Italy. The source of the river lies at above sea level in the ...

by a skew arch and commencing a more or less continuous 7% descent towards Brusio. The Lago di Poschiavo acts as a reservoir serving

hydro-electric plant Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

s downstream, and one of the reasons for the construction of the Bernina railway was to provide access to these works. The line was financed by

Kraftwerke Brusio AG Repower (until May 2010 ''Rätia Energie AG'') is an international energy utility with its operational headquarters in Poschiavo (Canton Graubünden, Switzerland). The company's history goes back more than 100 years, with the foundation in 1904 ...

, the builders of the dam and power station. The station opened on 1 July 1908 with the opening of the Tirano to Poschiavo section of the Bernina line. Originally known as Meschino, the station was renamed to its current name in 1938.

Services

The following services stop at Miralago: * Regio: hourly service between and .

References

External links

* *
Webcam overlooking Miralago station
Railway stations in Graubünden Railway stations opened in 1908 Rhaetian Railway stations 1908 establishments in Switzerland Poschiavo {{Switzerland-railstation-stub