Bahnhofplatz (Chur)

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The Bahnhofplatz in the Graubünden canton capital Chur connects to the Chur train station in the southeast . The Bahnhofstrasse represents the link to the old town.

traffic

In addition to slow traffic , the square is reserved for the lines of the Chur city bus and the track of the Arosa railway . Together with the nearby Alexanderplatz , Bahnhofplatz is part of the City encounter zone .

history

The first design of the Bahnhofplatz took place in 1858. The square got its present appearance after a complete redesign, which was completed in summer 2008 with an inauguration ceremony. The building fabric of the reception building from 1878 - redesigned inside - was retained.

The last final work of the civil engineering and surveying office of the city of Chur was carried out by autumn 2011.

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Individual evidence

  1. Video clip winter operation of the Arosa Railway at Chur station square (around 1935)

Coordinates: 46 ° 51 '11.8 "  N , 9 ° 31' 47.2"  E ; CH1903:  759,462  /  191251