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54-458: Sagogn is first mentioned in 765 as Secanio . Sagogn has an area, as of 2006, of 7 km (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 23.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Ilanz sub-district of

108-620: A dual system station, as the Bernina Railway operates on 1,000 V DC . Track 3 at Pontresina station has a switchable catenary, and is used for trains, such as the Heidi Express , operating through the station and needing to change from one of the two electification systems to the other. Between Samedan and Bever, the Engadin line shares its track with the Albula Railway. With the opening of

162-660: A horizontal distance of 5 km (3.1 mi), without using rack-and-pinion , but with many spirals. Then the line enters the Albula Tunnel at 1,815 metres under the Albula Pass . It emerges in the Val Bever, where it reaches Bever (1,708 m [5,604 ft]) on the Engadin plain. The line continues toward Samedan (1,721 m [5,646 ft]) and arrives at St. Moritz (1,775 m [5,823 ft]). In 2009 it

216-515: A hotel in Davos. He proposed a railway line from Landquart to Davos in 1888. Holsboer founded the Landquart-Davos AG to begin construction of a standard-gauge line, but the mountainous terrain lacked sufficient space. On 29 June 1888, a ground-breaking ceremony took place for a narrow-gauge railway instead. By 1890, the railway line served Davos. In 1895, Holsboer changed his company's name to

270-658: A large longitudinal valley . Its north side is steep, with short valleys; the southern side, however, is divided by some long valleys (similarly to the situation in the canton of Valais further west). Consequently, its main tributaries, the Rein da Sumvitg, the Glenner and the Rabiusa , all come from the south, or right side of the Vorderrhein . In its lower course, the Vorderrhein flows through

324-532: A limited freight traffic continued until 2003. The private association (SEFT, Società Esercizio Ferroviario Turistico) operated it as a heritage railway for tourists over 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of the original 31 kilometres (19 mi) of line until part of the concession was withdrawn in 2013 to allow road construction. The road construction had been started in July 2014. For commuter services Rhaetian Railway ABe 4/16 electric multiple units are used. Apart from

378-680: A nearby manor house. Valendas-Sagogn station , on the line of the Rhaetian Railway that links Chur and Disentis , lies some 120 metres (390 ft) below and 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) distant from the village of Sagogn. Vorderrhein The Vorderrhein ( German: [ˈfɔʁdɐˌʁaɪn] ; Sursilvan : Rein Anteriur ; Sutsilvan : Ragn Anteriur ; Rumantsch Grischun , Vallader , and Puter : Rain Anteriur ; Surmiran : Ragn anteriour ), or Anterior Rhine ,

432-469: A number of passing loops along the route: at all stations with the exception of Chur Stadt (and formerly Sassal), as well as at Chur Sand depot and at Haspelgrube near Arosa. The maximum incline is 6% but there is no rack-and-pinion used. A short section of the line runs along the streets of Chur and is known as the Chur stadtbahn ('town railway'). In Chur, the line starts on Bahnhofplatz, in front of

486-703: Is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland . Headquartered in Chur , the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Swiss canton of Grisons , except for the line from Sargans to the cantonal capital, Chur, which are operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), as well as the line from Disentis/Mustér to the Oberalp Pass and further on to Andermatt , Uri , which

540-570: Is about 76 kilometres (47 mi) long, thus more than 5% longer than the Hinterrhein (each measured to the farthest source). The Vorderrhein , however, has an average water flow of 53.8 m /s (1,900 cu ft/s), which is less than the flow of the Hinterrhein (59.6 m /s (2,100 cu ft/s)). According to the Atlas of Switzerland of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography ,

594-462: Is often abbreviated as "ChA" (Chur-Arosa). Work began in 1912 on the route and the line opened on 12 December 1914. The railway leads up from Chur to Arosa (a total climb of 1,155 m or 3,789 ft) via a number of tunnels, bridges and other structures, including the Langwieser Viaduct - a structure of national importance. In 1942 the line became part of the RhB company and network; however

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648-776: Is operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). Inaugurated in 1888 and expanded from 1896 onwards in various sections, the RhB network is located almost entirely within Grisons, with one station across the Italian border at Tirano . The Rhaetian Railway serves a number of major tourist destinations, such as St. Moritz and Davos . One of the RhB lines, the Bernina Railway , crosses the Bernina Pass at 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level and runs down to Tirano, Lombardy in Italy. In 2008,

702-717: Is technically very interesting, not only due to its famous Wiesen Viaduct . The Davos–Filisur line is 19 km (12 mi) long, runs through 14 tunnels extending a total of 4,200 m (13,780 ft) in length, and crosses 28 bridges. It was electrified in 1919. Starting in the Rhine valley, the Landquart-Thusis line runs more or less parallel with the Swiss Federal Railways ' Sargans - Landquart - Chur standard gauge line as far as Chur (elevation 585 m or 1,919 ft). The line to Thusis then simply follows

756-569: Is the left of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine (the other being the Hinterrhein ). It is longer than the Hinterrhein , but has a lower discharge than the latter at their confluence , which marks the beginning of the Alpine Rhine section. The Vorderrhein and nearly all of its tributaries are located in the Swiss canton of Grisons ( Graubünden ), with the largest communities along

810-674: The 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (29.8%), the SP (23.4%) and the FDP (12.2%). In Sagogn about 74.9% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Sagogn has an unemployment rate of 0.98%. As of 2005, there were 13 people employed in

864-568: The Flims Rockslide , giving rise to the canyon country of the Ruinaulta . Near Reichenau , it joins the Hinterrhein to form the Alpine Rhine, which continues to Lake Constance ( Bodensee ). The catchment area of the Vorderrhein , measuring 1,512 square kilometres (584 square miles), is located predominantly in the canton of Grisons ( Graubünden ), Switzerland . The Vorderrhein

918-527: The Glarus Alps at 3,613 metres (11,854 ft) above sea level. It starts with the creek Aua da Russein ( lit.   ' Waters of the Russein ' ). Witenwasserenstock mountain is the triple divide of the drainage basins between the rivers Rhine, Rhône and Po . Thanks to its attractive scenery and some interesting passages, the Vorderrhein is a popular river for paddling and rafting , especially

972-478: The Landwasser Viaduct before arriving at Filisur (1,032 m [3,386 ft]). Shortly after Filisur the line passes its first spiral tunnel then continues to Bergün/Bravuogn (1,373 m [4,505 ft]). Between Bergün/Bravuogn and Preda (1,789 m [5,869 ft]), at the end of the valley, the line has to achieve a difference in height of about 400 m (1,300 ft) within

1026-562: The Lukmanier Pass trade route. The church at nearby Bregl da Haida was built in the 5th century and replaced with a Carolingian church in the 7th century. The church had a single nave and a horseshoe shaped apse . It was mentioned in the Testament of Bischof Tello in 765 as the Columbans church . This church may have been a private chapel for the raetian Viktoriden family, who lived in

1080-614: The Ruinaulta area, the main road runs to the north of the river, and at its highest point, at Flims , it is about 480 metres (1,575 ft) above the Rhine. The Senda Sursilvana, a hiking trail, leads from the Oberalp Pass along the Vorderrhein in the direction of Chur . Rhaetian Railway 46°24′32″N 10°1′11″E  /  46.40889°N 10.01972°E  / 46.40889; 10.01972 The Rhaetian Railway ( German : Rhätische Bahn ; Italian : Ferrovia retica ; Romansh : Viafier retica ), abbreviated RhB ,

1134-697: The Vereina Tunnel and line in November 1999, the Engadin line, at both Lavin ( Sagliains car shuttle train station) and Susch (Sasslatsch II car shuttle train station), acquired a direct connection to the Prättigau at Klosters , on the Landquart–Davos line. This line begins at St.Moritz and runs towards Pontresina (elevation 1,774 m [5,820 ft]) in Val Bernina. It ascends progressively through

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1188-711: The Vorderrhein (and thus the Rhine as a whole; see sources of the Rhine ), is the Reno di Medel, which rises on the border of the municipality Quinto in Ticino. In the uppermost part of its course, it runs in the Val Cadlimo, south of the geomorphological main Alpine ridge, west of the Lukmanier Pass . The high point of the Vorderrhein' s drainage basin is the Piz Russein of the Tödi massif of

1242-529: The primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 33 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 11 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: The Church of S. Maria, and the prehistoric settlement, medieval castle and church at Schiedberg Castle / Bregl da Haida are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . The Church of S. Maria

1296-654: The 5.864-kilometre (3.644 mi) Albula Tunnel ) and 383 bridges. The maximum gradient is 7% on the Bernina railway , 6% on the Chur–Arosa line and 4.5% on Landquart–Davos line. In 2022, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Switzerland's first railway, the Rhaetische Bahn, supported by Swiss train-builder Stadler, came together to run the world's longest-ever passenger train, composed of 100 cars stretching almost two kilometres long. Current passenger services as operated by

1350-599: The Cavadürli loop tunnel. It continues to climb through dense larch and other coniferous forests to the Davos Laret . The highest point on the line is the next stop, Davos Wolfgang at 1,625 m (5,331 ft). Then the line leads back down and along Lake Davos to Davos Dorf , and the terminus at Davos Platz . The connecting line from Davos Platz to the Albula Railway at Filisur passes through wild gorges, and

1404-591: The RhB (2016): In 2002 the annual traffic carried by the RhB was 300 million passenger-kilometres and 54 million tonne-kilometres of freight. 80% of the passenger income comes from tourist traffic, although 40% of passengers are local commuters. Landquart railway station in Graubünden is the starting point of the Rhaetian Railway, historically as part of the Landquart-Davos line, operationally as

1458-501: The RhB section from the Albula / Bernina area (the part from Thusis to Tirano , including St. Moritz ) was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites . The Albula-Bernina line is the first rail line in the world to be photographed and put on Google Street View . The line also operates several historic trains on the network. The establishment of the Rhaetian Railway traces back to Dutch Willem Jan Holsboer , who owned

1512-620: The Rhaetian Railway ( Rhätische Bahn ) to reflect his plans for network expansion. By 1896 the lines Chur–Landquart and Chur–Thusis were operated. In 1897, a referendum was held for the Rhaetian Railway to bid on operations of the Graubünden/Grisons State Railways. This was followed by the Albula line in 1903 and the series of expansion projects carried on until 1922. In 1903 the Album line reached Celerina , and in 1904 also St.Moritz

1566-501: The Rhaetian Railway was used as the prototype for the Nord Express in the 20th Century Fox animated motion picture Anastasia . Not only was the Rhaetian Railway featured in the film, but several landmarks were also included: the Landwasser Viaduct and a 1912 Mittelthurgau-Bahn Ec 3/5 Class 2-6-2 tank locomotive No. 3 with an added tender. This 1912 locomotive was portrayed as a Russian continental steam locomotive (fictional). It

1620-562: The Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region. It is on the northern slope above the Vorderrhein on the bank of the Gruob (or Foppa). It consists of the village sections of Innerdorf (Vitg Dadens) and Ausserdorf (Vitg Dado). Until 1943 Sagogn was known by its German name as Sagens. Sagogn has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 736. As of 2008, 6.6% of the population

1674-506: The centerpiece of the Klosters bypass road. Just south of Klosters Platz, the tracks cross the river the last time and come to two tunnels. One of these is for the Vereina line (see below). The other, the Klosters loop tunnel , takes the Davos line through a 90-degree loop towards the west. The line to Davos begins to climb at 4.5% gradient and then loops 180 degrees back towards the east, inside

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1728-402: The company's main workshop, and topologically as the 0 kilometre point of the company's core network. The Landquart-Davos line is the oldest in the Rhaetian Railway network. After leaving Landquart, the line to Davos generally follows the river Landquart upstream as far as Klosters Platz . Along the way, it crosses the river three times and passes by the award-winning Sunniberg Bridge ,

1782-584: The course of the Rhine to Bonaduz (655 m or 2,149 ft). From there, it enters the Domleschg Valley and follows the Posterior Rhine from Rhäzüns (658 m or 2,159 ft) to Thusis (697 m or 2,287 ft). This line begins in Thusis (elevation 697 m [2,287 ft]). It continues toward Tiefencastel (851 m [2,792 ft]) following the Albula and then crosses

1836-491: The existing tunnel, or the construction of a new bore to modern standards. As a result of this inquiry, RhB decided to build a new tunnel. Construction began in 2015, with the new tunnel opening in 2022 and the project completed including refurbishment of the old tunnel in 2023. The Reichenau to Disentis/Mustér line links the rest of the Rhaetian Railway network with the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn . It branches from

1890-413: The line ran on a separate electric system to the remainder of the network until 1997. Before then it was 2400 V DC - now it is 11 kV 16.7 Hz AC . The gauge has always been 1,000 mm ( 3 ft  3 + 3 ⁄ 8  in ) as per the rest of the RhB network. It is a single track railway, with the exception of a short double track section along Engadinstrasse in Chur, with

1944-536: The line reaches Cavaglia (1,693 m [5,554 ft]) above Val Poschiavo ; after that, the line descends across the valley towards the Swiss Italian -speaking town of Poschiavo (1,014 m [3,327 ft]). After Poschiavo, the line runs next to Lago Poschiavo and calls at Le Prese (964 m [3,163 ft]) and Miralago (965 m [3,166 ft]). The descent continues towards Brusio (780 m [2,560 ft]), after which

1998-496: The line runs across the famous spiral bridge, Brusio Viaduct . After the spiral bridge, the line passes through the Swiss border town of Campocologno (553 m [1,814 ft]) before entering Italy at Tirano RhB station (430 m [1,410 ft]). The 25.68-kilometre (15.96 mi) railway line from Chur to Arosa is known as the Arosabahn (or Arosa-Bahn ), and

2052-417: The line to Thusis behind the shared Rhine bridge. The line, which was opened progressively between 1903 and 1912, has been electrified since 1922. In contrast with the accompanying road, which rises about 500 m (1,600 ft) towards Flims and Laax , the railway to Disentis/Mustér runs slowly up the narrow " Ruinaulta gorge ". On this part of the line, its associated engineering structures dominate

2106-456: The line to serve industry in the Vorderrhein area and supplied cement for the construction of the normal gauge Gotthard Base Tunnel with train IDs starting with 5. Usually three pairs of trains serve Disentis/Mustér with a Ge 6/6 II and a few additional trains go only to Ilanz with a Ge 4/4 II. This line, which runs up the Engadin valley, was constructed in two stages. The Samedan–Pontresina section

2160-458: The line's summit at 2,253 m (7,392 ft) above sea and holds the title of the highest point of the entire Rhetian Railway network and among all adhesion railways in Europe. Alp Grüm (2,091 m [6,860 ft]) is the first station to the immediate south of the summit. It is situated above Lago Palü and right below Piz Palü and Palü Glacier . After negotiating many hairpin turns ,

2214-558: The main railway station, where that station's platforms for the Arosabahn are, though there is a second stop in Chur only 760 m (2,490 ft) from the main station. A 5 km (3.1 mi) tunnel through the Mittenberg had been planned as an alternative route for the lower section of the line, avoiding running through the centre of Chur. This plan was finally dropped in 1996 as the considerable expense could not be justified. Currently

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2268-664: The normal passenger coaches and the panoramic coaches used for the branded Bernina Express tourist services, the railway attaches to the back of trains, according to need: The RhB is 51.3% owned by the Cantonal government of Graubünden, 43.1% by the Swiss Confederation, 4.6% by private shareholders and 1% by a collection of local communities. The RhB has its headquarters at Bahnhofstrasse 25, Chur . 46°51′06″N 9°31′57″E  /  46.8517°N 9.5325°E  / 46.8517; 9.5325  ( RhB HQ ) In 1997,

2322-489: The otherwise pristine natural landscape. At Ilanz , the railway line and road merge paths once again. Their combined pathways then rise slowly and evenly to Disentis/Mustér. The main traffic on the Reichenau–Disentis/Mustér line is RegioExpress passenger trains operating at hourly intervals. Several times a day, there are Glacier Express trains in each direction. Timetabled goods trains also operate on

2376-583: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 93 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 63 people or 10.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 92 people or 15.4% are between 30 and 39, 95 people or 15.9% are between 40 and 49, and 79 people or 13.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 60 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 26 people or 4.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 23 people or 3.9% who are between 80 and 89 there are 6 people or 1.0% who are between 90 and 99. In

2430-557: The river being Disentis and Ilanz . One of its upper tributaries, the Rein da Medel , rises in the canton of Ticino . Vorderrhein was also the name of a judicial district that was created in 1851 with the reorganization of the judiciary of Graubünden. In 2001, it was annexed by the District Surselva . The Vorderrhein flows mostly in an east-northeast direction, through the Surselva ,

2484-446: The section between Ilanz and Versam . Along entire length of the Vorderrhein there are two narrow-gauge railway lines. The Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway is served by the Rhätische Bahn between Chur and Disentis/Mustér . From Disentis , the Furka-Oberalp line , served by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn , runs over the Oberalp Pass to Andermatt ( canton of Uri ) and onwards to Brig (canton of Valais ). In

2538-460: The source of the Vorderrhein—and thus of the Rhine—is located north of the Rein da Tuma and Lake Toma . Some of the tributaries of the Vorderrhein are almost as long as the main branch. In downstream order, they are (measuring their length from their respective sources to the confluence with the Hinterrhein at Reichenau, near Bonaduz ): Thus, the longer arms are not the source at Oberalppass, but further southeast. The longest headwater of

2592-423: The train service (Regio) R4 provides the passenger service on the line and is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables. It is well used by tourists coming to and from the resort at Arosa. The line also carries a substantial amount of freight. This line is not connected to the others. It opened in 1907 and was owned by the Rhaetian Railway between 1942 and 2003. Passenger services ceased in 1972, but

2646-427: The valley to the Bernina Pass over the Morteratsch station (1,896 m [6,220 ft]) (with the Morteratsch Glacier and Piz Bernina , the highest summit of the Eastern Alps , in sight). After Morteratsch, the line runs towards Bernina Diavolezza (2,093 m [6,867 ft]), where an aerial tramway leads to Diavolezza , and Ospizio Bernina station. This station, next to Lago Bianco , stands at

2700-450: Was able to be served. During the years 1907 to 1910, the Rhaetian Railway, in collaboration with the federal and cantonal governments, undertook a large-scale expansion of its network. All RhB lines are 1,000 mm ( 3 ft  3 + 3 ⁄ 8  in ) metre gauge wide and electrified: The network contains 84 tunnels (the longest being the 19.042-kilometre (11.832 mi) Vereina Tunnel , opened on 19 November 1999, and

2754-402: Was announced that an examination of the Albula Tunnel conducted in 2006 had found major degradation of the tunnel, with over 60% of the lining in need of replacement. Furthermore, the bores are small by modern standards, and cabling, signalling and drainage all need replacement. As a result, it was announced that an inquiry would decide between two options for action: a comprehensive renewal of

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2808-439: Was built in 1634, while the church tower is from an earlier structure and was built in 1449. The church has a three- bay nave with a rectangular choir and transept and two side chapels . The ceiling and wall murals were painted in 1639 by Giov. Batt. Macholino. The high and side altars date from about the same time. The castle site at Scheidberg has been occupied since the prehistoric era. The castle served to protect

2862-469: Was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (57.1%), with German being second most common (41.4%) and Dutch being third ( 0.3%). The official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh. As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 55.0% male and 45.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Sagogn is; 60 children or 10.1% of

2916-417: Was opened on by the Rhaetian Railway on 1 July 1908, simultaneously with the Pontresina– Morteratsch section, which formed part of the then-independent Bernina Railway. The actual Engadine line , between Bever and Scuol-Tarasp , was opened on 1 July 1913, and was the first Rhaetian Railway line to be electrified from the start at 11 kV 16⅔ Hz AC . Since the opening of the Engadin line, Pontresina has been

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