Versam-Safien railway station

Versam-Safien railway station is a station on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér railway of the Rhaetian Railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is situated alongside the Anterior Rhine, in the railway's scenic passage through the Ruinaulta or Rhine Gorge.^[1] The station is located on the south bank of the river in the municipality of Safiental, and serves the village of Versam that lies some 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the south and some 250 metres (820 ft) higher than the station.^[4][5][6]

Versam-Safien
The station building and connecting bus in 2014
General information
Location	Station 263 Versam Switzerland
Coordinates	46°48′26.568″N 9°18′37.080″E
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Owned by	Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)	Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line
Distance	32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Landquart[1]
Train operators	Rhaetian Railway
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
History
Opened	1 June 1903 (1903-06-01)
Electrified	22 May 1922 (1922-05-22)
Passengers
2018	190 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station Valendas-Sagogn towards Disentis/Mustér RE 7 Trin towards Chur
Location

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Versam-Safien:^[7]

• RegioExpress: hourly service between Disentis/Mustér and Chur.
• PostAuto: bus service to Ilanz and Tenna-Thalkirch-Turahus.

Water sports

Rafting from Ilanz to Versam-Safien

At Versam-Safien there is a rafting and kayaking tour operator.^[8] Since the railway travels along the Vorderrhein river, it can be used to easily take rafters and kayakers back to the starting point.

Gallery

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  Station from above
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  Station platforms
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  Train passing through
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  PostAuto routes
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  PostAuto waiting for passengers
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  PostAuto departing from the station