Oberalppass

Oberalppass is a railway stop in Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Graubünden. Oberalppass is situated nearby to the historic site Kil.46,16 - Kil. 21,17, as well as near Rheinquelle lighthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberalp Pass and Oberalppass railway station.

Oberalp Pass

Mountain saddle

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Oberalp Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Graubünden and Uri between Disentis/Mustér and Andermatt.

Oberalppass railway station

Railway station

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Oberalppass railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Andermatt, in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.

Rheinquelle lighthouse

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rheinquelle lighthouse is situated 210 metres south of Oberalppass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tschamut and Göschenen.

Tschamut

Hamlet

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Tschamut is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Oberalppass.

Göschenen

Village

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Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 6 km west of Oberalppass.

Andermatt

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Oberalppass

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.66032° or 46° 39′ 37″ north

Longitude

8.67034° or 8° 40′ 13″ east

Open location code

8FRCMM6C+44

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1499121987

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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