Versam-Safien railway station is a station on the

Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway The Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway (also called the ''Oberländerlinie''—highland line) is a Swiss metre-gauge railway, which is operated by the Rhaetian Railway (''Rhätischen Bahn''; RhB). It connects the stations of Reichenau-Tam ...

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 ...

in the Swiss

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 situated alongside the

Anterior Rhine The Vorderrhein (German; English: ''Anterior Rhine''; Sursilvan: ; Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Anteriur''; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: ''Rain Anteriur''; Surmiran: ''Ragn anteriour'') is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment are ...

, in the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge. The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of

Safiental Safiental is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.

, and serves the village of

Versam Versam is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.

that lies some to the south and some higher than the station.

Services

The following services stop at Versam-Safien: *

RegioExpress RegioExpress (RE) is a fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as TILO, BLS, tpf, transN, THURBO or RhB). It is comparable to the Regional-Express in Germany ...

: hourly service between and . * Regio: limited service between Disentis/Mustér and or Scuol-Tarasp.

Gallery

File:2011-07-25 11-35-47 Versam Station.jpg, Station from above File:Railwaystation Versam Safien Switzerland.jpg, The station platforms File:Rhine Gorge Versam - panoramio - Jakkes (3).jpg, Train passing through

References

External links

* * Railway stations in Graubünden Railway stations opened in 1903 1903 establishments in Switzerland Rhaetian Railway stations Safiental {{Switzerland-railstation-stub