The Riffelalptram (RiT) is a Swiss tramway line located in the Pennine Alps Valais. It links Riffelalp station of the Gornergratbahn (GGB) to the Riffelalp Resort. This short mountain rail (675.31 m) is the highest tram line in Europe and the track gauge is 800 mm.
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point
closing date
1961-02-14
closing year
1961-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
elevation (μ)
2222.0
line length (μ)
675.31
location
Zermatt
number of stations
2
opening date
1899-07-13
opening year
1899-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
route start
Riffelalp
type
Tram, Mountain railway
type of electrification
Hertz, Three-phase electric power, Volt, Ampere-hour
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