It serves the hamlet of Alp Grüm, which, except in summer, is accessible only from the railway.

From the station, thanks mainly to the 180° curve immediately to the south, there are far-reaching views of the Palü Glacier, Lago Palu and the Puschlav.

[1][4] From Alp Grüm the Bernina Railway snakes down around tight curves and spiral tunnels with a gradient of up to 7% into Puschlav, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.

During construction of the line, Alp Grüm was created as a crossing loop.

[5] As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Alp Grüm:[6]