🇨🇭 Pontresina

Major

Switzerland

Pontresina is a Rhaetian Railway junction in the Upper Engadine, catalogued as UIC 8509255, standing where the Albula line from Chur and St. Moritz meets the Bernina route that crosses the Alps to Tirano in Italy. Panoramic Bernina services pass through the station on a journey that reaches altitudes above 2,000 metres and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage railway landscape. The village around it operates as a year-round Alpine resort, with skiing in winter and hiking and mountaineering in summer, and gives direct access to the Morteratsch glacier and the Diavolezza cable car. Pontresina lies at roughly 46.49° N, 9.90° E on Europe/Zurich time, on a metre-gauge network separate from the Swiss standard-gauge main lines.

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Quick Facts

Country	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Type	Major
Coordinates	46.490609, 9.896116
Timezone	Europe/Zurich
Connections	775
UIC Code	8509255

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pontresina and St Moritz are linked by frequent Rhaetian Railway (RhB) services taking around ten minutes. The two resort villages are close neighbours in the Upper Engadine, and the train is the most convenient way to move between them.

Pontresina is on the RhB Bernina line, which runs south over the Bernina Pass to Tirano in Italy — one of the world's most scenic UNESCO-listed railway journeys. The station is also on the Samedan branch, providing connections to Chur via the Albula line.

The station has automated ticket machines, a waiting room, and bicycle rental for exploring the valley. Ski and hiking equipment can be hired in the village, just a few minutes walk from the station entrance.

Pontresina station has self-service luggage lockers suitable for day storage. RhB's baggage forwarding service also allows luggage to be sent ahead to hotels or onward destinations within the network.

Pontresina is the starting point for the Bernina Express panoramic train to Tirano and Lugano, widely regarded as one of the world's most dramatic rail journeys. Reservations for the Bernina Express are strongly recommended, particularly in summer and winter high season.

Operators

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SBB

National · Switzerland

SNCF

National · France

Trenitalia

National · Italy

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