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FAHRPLANJAHR 2020 950 St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano Stand: 3. Oktober 2019 vom 15.12.–1.11. und 8.11.–12.12. R R R R R PE 3601 3603 4601 4605 4609 3611 4613 3615 1617 973 Samedan, Samedan, Bahnhof Bahnhof St. Moritz 7 48 8 48 9 39 Celerina Staz 7 51 8 51 Punt Muragl Staz 7 54 8 54 Pontresina 7 57 8 57 9 47 Pontresina 7 02 7 24 8 08 8 11 9 04 9 52 Surovas 7 05 7 30 8 11 8 17 9 07 Morteratsch 7 11 7 35 8 18 8 22 9 13 Bernina Suot 7 17 7 40 8 26 8 27 9 20 Bernina Diavolezza 7 20 7 41 8 29 8 28 9 23 Bernina Lagalb 7 24 7 42 8 31 8 29 9 25 Ospizio Bernina 7 31 7 50 8 39 8 37 9 33 Alp Grüm 7 40 8 49 9 42 10 28 Alp Grüm 7 44 8 53 9 44 10 37 Cavaglia 7 57 9 11 9 58 Cadera 8 09 9 25 Poschiavo 8 30 9 41 10 22 11 14 Poschiavo 5 10 6 10 6 20 7 42 8 34 8 21 9 42 9 08 10 23 11 23 Li Curt 5 13 6 13 6 23 7 45 8 37 9 45 Le Prese 5 16 6 16 6 27 7 49 8 41 9 49 10 30 11 33 Miralago 5 20 6 20 6 33 7 55 8 47 9 55 10 35 Brusio 5 24 6 24 6 42 8 03 8 57 10 03 10 43 Campascio 5 26 6 26 6 48 8 09 9 03 10 09 Campocologno 6 52 8 13 9 07 10 13 10 51 Campocologno 5 29 6 29 6 54 8 14 9 08 10 14 10 52 Tirano 5 38 6 38 7 03 8 23 9 17 10 23 11 00 12 00 Tirano, Stazione Lugano, Stazione 1 / 15 FAHRPLANJAHR 2020 950 St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano Stand: 3. Oktober 2019 vom 15.12.–1.11. und 8.11.–12.12. R PE PE R PE R R R R PE 4621 953 951 1625 961 4629 1633 4637 1641 975 Chur Chur Landquart St. Moritz 9 48 10 48 11 48 12 48 13 48 14 48 15 11 Celerina Staz 9 51 10 51 11 51 12 51 13 51 14 51 Punt Muragl Staz 9 54 10 54 11 54 12 54 13 54 14 54 Pontresina 9 57 10 57 11 57 12 57 13 57 14 57 15 19 Pontresina 10 08 10 22 11 04 11 17 12 08 13 04 14 08 15 04 15 20 Surovas 10 11 11 07 12 11 13 07 14 11 15 07 Morteratsch 10 18 11 13 12 18 13 13 14 18 15 13 Bernina Suot 10 26 11 20 12 26 13 20 14 26 15 20 Bernina Diavolezza 10 29 10 40 11 23 11 35 12 29 13 23 14 29 15 23 15 36 Bernina Lagalb 10 31 11 25 12 31 13 25 14 31 15 25 Ospizio Bernina 10 39 11 33 12 39 13 33 14 39 15 33 Alp Grüm 10 49 10 59 11 42 11 58 12 49 13 42 14 49 15 42 16 01 Alp Grüm 10 53 11 15 11 15 11 44 12 10 12 53 13 44 14 53 15 44 16 10 Cavaglia 11 11 11 58 13 11 13 58 15 11 15 58 Cadera 11 25 13 25 15 25 Poschiavo 11 41 12 01 12 01 12 22 12 54 13 41 14 22 15 41 16 22 16 53 Poschiavo 11 42 12 10 12 10 12 23 12 56 13 42 14 23 15 42 16 23 16 55 Li Curt 11 45 13 45 15 45 Le Prese 11 49 12 21 12 21 12 30 13 03 13 49 14 30 15 49 16 30 17 03 Miralago 11 55 12 35 13 55 14 35 15 55 16 35 Brusio 12 03 12 43 14 03 14 43 16 03 16 43 Campascio 12 09 14 09 16 09 Campocologno 12 13 12 51 14 13 14 51 16 13 16 51 Campocologno 12 14 12 52 14 14 14 52 16 14 16 52 Tirano 12 23 12 49 12 49 13 00 13 33 14 23 15 00 16 23 17 00 17 32 Tirano, Stazione 14 20 Lugano, Stazione 17 30 2 / 15 FAHRPLANJAHR 2020 950 St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano Stand: 3. Oktober 2019 vom 15.12.–1.11. und 8.11.–12.12. R R R R R R 4645 1649 4653 3653 4657 3657 4661 3665 1663 3661 Samedan, Bahnhof St. Moritz 15 48 16 48 17 48 18 48 19 48 20 20 Celerina Staz 15 51 16 51 17 51 18 51 19 51 20 23 Punt Muragl Staz 15 54 16 54 17 54 18 54 19 54 20 26 Pontresina 15 57 16 57 17 57 18 57 19 57 20 29 Pontresina 16 08 17 04 18 08 19 04 20 04 Surovas 16 12 17 07 18 11 19 07 20 07 20 12 Morteratsch 16 19 17 13 18 18 19 14 20 14 20 15 Bernina Suot 16 26 17 20 18 25 19 21 20 21 20 20 Bernina Diavolezza 16 29 17 23 18 28 19 23 20 23 Bernina Lagalb 16 31 17 25 18 31 19 26 20 26 Ospizio Bernina 16 39 17 33 18 38 19 33 20 33 20 27 Alp Grüm 16 49 17 42 18 48 19 43 20 43 Alp Grüm 16 52 17 44 18 53 19 46 20 45 Cavaglia 17 11 17 58 19 09 20 00 21 00 Cadera 17 25 19 20 20 11 21 11 Poschiavo 17 41 18 22 19 32 20 23 21 23 Poschiavo 17 42 18 23 19 34 20 34 20 49 21 34 Li Curt 17 45 19 37 20 37 21 37 Le Prese 17 49 18 30 19 40 20 40 21 40 Miralago 17 55 18 35 19 44 20 44 21 44 Brusio 18 03 18 43 19 47 20 47 21 47 Campascio 18 09 19 50 20 50 21 50 Campocologno 18 12 18 51 Campocologno 18 14 18 52 19 52 20 52 21 52 Tirano 18 23 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 Tirano, Stazione Lugano, Stazione 3 / 15 FAHRPLANJAHR 2020 950 St. Moritz - Pontresina - Tirano Stand: 3. Oktober 2019 vom 15.12.–1.11. und 8.11.–12.12. 3667 Samedan, Bahnhof St. Moritz Celerina Staz Punt Muragl Staz Pontresina Pontresina Surovas 21 22 Morteratsch 21 25 Bernina Suot 21 30 Bernina Diavolezza Bernina Lagalb Ospizio Bernina 21 37 Alp Grüm Alp Grüm Cavaglia Cadera Poschiavo Poschiavo 21 59 Li Curt Le Prese Miralago Brusio Campascio Campocologno Campocologno Tirano Tirano, Stazione Lugano, Stazione 4 / 15 FAHRPLANJAHR 2020 950 Tirano - Pontresina - St. Moritz Stand: 3. Oktober 2019 vom 15.12.–1.11. und 8.11.–12.12. R R R R R PE R 3624 4624 3628 3630 4628 4632 1636 4640 976 1644 Lugano, Stazione Tirano, Stazione Tirano 5 40 6 53 6 53 7 41 9 00 9 41 10 07 11 00 Campocologno 7 48 9 07 9 48 11 07 Campocologno 5 47 7 00 7 00 7 52 9 08 9 52 11 08 Campascio 5 49 7 02 7 02 7 55 9 55 Brusio 5 51 7 04 7 04 8 03 9 16 10 03 11 16 Miralago 5 56 7 08 7 08 8 11 9 23 10 11 11 23 Le Prese 6 00 7 10 7 10 8 16 9 28 10 16 10 41 11 28 Li Curt 6 03 7 18 7 18 8 21 9 33 10 21 11 33 Poschiavo 8 25 9 36 10 25 10 47 11 36 Poschiavo 6 07 6 28 7 30 7 30 7 32 8 28 9 37 10 28 10 48 11 37 Cadera 6 40 7 45 8 41 10 41 Cavaglia 6 52 7 57 8 53 9 58 10 53 11 58 Alp Grüm 7 05 8 11 9 07 10 10 11 07 11 26 12 10 Alp Grüm 7 07 8 13 9 08 10 13 11 08 11 42 12 13 Ospizio Bernina 6 38 7 14 8 20 9 16 10 20 11 16 11 52 12 20 Bernina Lagalb 6 43 7 24 8 31 9 26 10 31 11 26 12 31 Bernina Diavolezza 6 46 7 27 8 34 9 29 10 33 11 29 12 33 Bernina Suot 6 48 7 30 8 37 9 32 10 36 11 32 12 36 Morteratsch 6 53 7 38 8 45 9 40 10 44 11 40 12 44 Surovas 6 57 7 44 8 51 9 47 10 49 11 47 12 49 Pontresina 7 48 8 56 9 51 10 53 11 51 12 25 12 53 Pontresina 6 58 8 01 9 01 10 01 11 01 12 01 12 27 13 01 Punt Muragl Staz 8 03 9 03 10 03 11 03 12 03 13 03 Celerina Staz 8 06 9 06 10 06 11 06 12 06 13 06 St. Moritz 8 11 9 11 10 11 11 11 12 11 12 36 13 11 Samedan, Bahnhof 5 / 15 FAHRPLANJAHR 2020 950 Tirano - Pontresina - St.
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