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Infrastructure

Key figures

The 385 km-long track network of the Rhaetian Railway also generates some fascinating and impressive figures: One third of the network is more than 1,500 metres above sea level. One third of the RhB network has UNESCO World Heritage status. One fifth of its lines pass through or over a feat of civil engineering. More than ninety percent of the track network dates from before 1914.

The 285 metres of the Langwieser Viaduct make it the longest structure of its type on the RhB.

The RhB's infrastructure in figures
Track length
Proportion of civil-engineering structures to track
Number of halts and stations 
385 km
20 %
102
Tunnels
Longest tunnel (Vereina)
Total tunnel length
Proportion to track length
115
19,042 m
58,696 m
15 %
Cuttings
Longest cutting (Sassal Mason II)
Total length of cuttings
Proportion to track length
45
348 m
3,795 m
1 %
Bridges
Longest bridge (Langwieser Viaduct)
Highest bridge (Wiesner Viaduct)
Total length of bridges
Proportion to track length
606
285 m
89 m
16,411 m
4 %
Steepest incline (Bernina Line)
Highest point (Ospizio Bernina)
Lowest point (Tirano)
Track gauge
70 ‰
2,253 m a.s.l.
429 m a.s.l.
1,000 mm
«Ospizio Bernina» am Lago Bianco ist mit 2 253 m ü. M. der höchste Punkt des RhB-Streckennetzes.

Ospizio Bernina on Lake Bianco is, at 2,253 metres above sea level, the highest point on the RhB track network.