page_title: Chur railway station
section_title: 1985-present
hierarchical_section_title: Chur railway station / History and development / 1985-present
caption_attribution_description: Postautostation über dem Bahnhof in Chur. Quelle:Bravuogn. Autor:Bravuogn
context_page_description: Chur railway station serves the town of Chur, capital of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Opened in 1858, it is the most important railway junction in Graubünden.
  The station is the terminus of the Swiss Federal Railways standard-gauge main line from Zürich, and is also one of the most important stations on the Rhaetian Railway metre-gauge network.
  Since 1986, on top of it one finds the central Grisonian PostAuto/AutoDaPosta bus terminal.
  SBB InterCity, InterRegio, and RegioExpress services stop at the station, alongside Rhaetian Railway InterRegio, RegioExpress and Regio services. The station is also served by several Deutsche Bahn InterCity Express trains and by the Glacier Express. Finally, local service is provided by both the St. Gallen and Chur S-Bahn networks.
context_section_description: The station is located in the centre of the town of Chur, and forms the transition between the old and new towns.
  The most striking of the station's buildings is now the roof over the Postauto bus station, which is located above the station platforms.
  In 1986, the architects Richard Brosi and Robert Obrist won first prize in a competition for the design of the bus station, including its roof. Their idea was to create an airy concourse, and the structure built to their design was completed in 1993.
  Comprehensive redevelopment of the station began in 2000. The complete redesign of the station was a joint project of the SBB-CFF-FFS, the Rhaetian Railway and the town of Chur. As part of the redevelopment, a new pedestrian underpass was opened in 2003. By 2006, the underpass had been expanded to the south. As a connection to the southern end of the underpass, a new shopping mall was opened. Meanwhile, the height of the platforms was raised to Switzerland's usual height of 55 cm, and the platform roofs were renewed.
  The old station building, which was called Belle Epoque, was completely renovated in a project completed in 2007. Between the tracks of the SBB and those of the Rhaetian Railway's Chur-Arosa line is now a new office and retail building.
  The Chur bus station was moved closer to the railway station and has a direct connection to the underground shopping arcade. Also, the Bahnhofplatz in front of the station was extensively renovated in 2007.
caption: Chur station platforms
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