Oberalp Pass

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Oberalp Pass
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Elevation 2,044 m (6,706 ft)[1]
Traversed by Road, rail
Location Graubünden/Uri, Switzerland
Range Alps
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Location in Switzerland

Oberalp Pass (Romansh: Alpsu or Cuolm d'Ursera, German: Oberalppass) (el. 2044 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Graubünden and Uri between Disentis and Andermatt. [1]

Winter closure

The public road that crosses the pass is closed in winter, but the Furka-Oberalp railway line, now part of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, runs year round and provides a limited shuttle for cars in winter (reservation required). When the road closes depends on snowfall and varies between the end of October and the beginning of December. The road opens again in spring, usually by the end of April but sometimes not until mid May.[2]

In winter, a ski area extends to the Graubünden side, connecting the pass well into the Tujetsch territory to Dieni, near Rueras.[3]

Source of the Rhine river

The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee), which is marked by a working lighthouse. A multiday trekking route is signposted across Oberalp pass and along the young Rhine called Senda Sursilvana.[4]

Oberalpsee is located 20 m below, in the direction of Andermatt. [1]

Railway station

Oberalppass
Location Oberalp, Tujetsch, Graubünden
Switzerland
Owned by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Line(s) Brig – Disentis/Mustér
Platforms 3 (sometimes 2 during winter)

Oberalppass railway station is located next to the Oberalppass road. It is at the base of the Oberalp ski area. The station is owned and run by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. It has 3 platforms, one of which is a bay platform from Andermatt, and is often closed during the winter. The railway on both sides of the station is a single line, so Oberalppass is an important passing place.[citation needed]

Regional trains to Andermatt and Disentis/Mustér are operated hourly in each direction, with additional services to and from Andermatt at peak times during the ski season. The station also has several Glacier Express trains and, during the winter season when the adjacent road is closed, car shuttle trains passing through each day. The station has a waiting room.[citation needed] The station is the highest point on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn network.

Preceding station   Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn   Following station
toward Andermatt
 Regional services
Swiss timetable 143

Ski Area

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Main article: Gotthard Oberalp Arena

The Oberalp Pass passes the Oberalp ski area, which is part of the Gotthard Oberalp Arena.

There are currently plans for the ski area to be linked up with Nätschen, the neighbouring mountain, which is also part of the Gotthard Oberalp Arena.[citation needed]

Gallery

  • Galeriestraße cropped.jpg

    Oberalp Pass

  • Oberalpsee, September.JPG

    Oberalpsee and railway/road protection tunnel

  • MGB Deh 4-4 I bei Oberalppasshöhe.jpg

    Summit of the road (railway uses short tunnel)

  • Switzerland ski resort and lighthouse on Oberalp Pass.jpg

    Oberalp in the winter

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.
  2. ↑ Statistic opening period of the pass (german)
  3. ↑ Swiss Ski resort Oberalp Pass and Sedrun (English)
  4. ↑ Hiking Switzerland on Senda Sursilvana across the pass (English)

External links

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