St. Gallen S-Bahn
THURBO and SOB trainsets
Trains of THURBO and SOB (above) and AB (below) operating for St. Gallen S-Bahn
Walzer and Tango EMUs in Appenzell
Overview
LocaleSt. Gallen, Switzerland
Transit typeS-Bahn
Number of lines22
WebsiteOstwind.ch (in German)
Operation
Began operation2001
Operator(s)
Technical
Track gauge
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
  • 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in)

The St. Gallen S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn St. Gallen) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail in Eastern Switzerland and neighbouring areas. The network connects stations in the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Grisons, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zürich, as well as a few stations in Austria (Bregenz, Vorarlberg) and Germany (Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg and Lindau, Bavaria).

Services are operated by Appenzeller Bahnen (AB), Südostbahn (SOB), and THURBO within the Ostwind transit district.

S-Bahn St. Gallen network as of December 2021

Lines

S-Bahn

As of December 2023, the network consists of 22 lines, numbered 1‒2, 4‒7, 9‒10, 12, 14‒15, 17, 20‒26, 44 and 81‒82, using the "S" prefix typical for most S-Bahn systems. Only lines S1, S2, S4, S5, S20, S21, S22, S81 and S82 pass through or terminate in St. Gallen. The S27 service (nicknamed March shuttle), operated by Südostbahn (SOB) between Siebnen-Wangen and Ziegelbrücke during peak hour, is neither part of the St. Gallen S-Bahn nor the Zürich S-Bahn network. The S3 service (St. Margrethen‒Bregenz) belongs to the Vorarlberg S-Bahn network (operated by ÖBB). Three S-Bahn services (S62, S64, S65) between Schaffhausen and their respective German termini in Erzingen, Singen (Hohentwiel) and Jestetten, belong to the Ostwind transit district but are part of Schaffhausen S-Bahn (operated by THURBO/SBB GmbH).

Unless stated otherwise, the lines are 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge adhesion railways.[1][2][3]

# Route Notes Operator
S1 Wil SG–St. Gallen–Romanshorn–Kreuzlingen–Stein am Rhein–Schaffhausen Operates every half hour THURBO
S2 Nesslau-Neu St. Johann–Herisau–St. Gallen–Rorschach–Altstätten SG THURBO
S4 Rapperswil–Uznach–Wattwil–St. Gallen–Buchs SG–Sargans Does not call at stations between Rapperswil and Uznach SOB
S5 Weinfelden–Bischofszell Stadt–Gossau SG–St. Gallen–St. Margrethen Does not call at Mörschwil THURBO
S6 Rapperswil–Blumenau–Schmerikon–Uznach–Ziegelbrücke–Schwanden (–Linthal) Operates to Linthal only during off-peak hours SOB
S7 (Weinfelden–) Romanshorn–Arbon–Rorschach (–Bregenz–Lindau-Reutin) Operates every two hours between Rorschach and Lindau-Reutin only during weekends THURBO
S9 Wil SG–Bütschwil–Wattwil THURBO
S10 Wil SG–Weinfelden–Amriswil–Romanshorn THURBO
S12 Sargans–Bad Ragaz–Landquart–Chur THURBO
S14 Weinfelden–Kreuzlingen–Konstanz THURBO
S15 Wil SG–Wängi–Frauenfeld Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Frauenfeld–Wil line AB (FWB)
S17 Rapperswil–Blumenau–Schmerikon–Uznach–Ziegelbrücke–Sargans Introduced in 2023 SOB
S20 Appenzell–Gais–Bühler–Teufen AR–St. Gallen–Speicher–Trogen Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line. Rush-hour service, calls between Gais and St. Gallen only at Bühler, Teufen AR and Niederteufen AB
S21 Appenzell–Gais–Bühler–Teufen AR–St. Gallen–Speicher–Trogen Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line AB
S22 Teufen AR–St. Gallen–Speicher–Trogen Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line. Only during rush hour AB
S23 Gossau SG–Herisau–Urnäsch–Appenzell–Wasserauen Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line AB
S24 Altstätten Stadt–Gais Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Altstätten–Gais line (part rack railway) AB
S25 Rorschach Hafen–Rorschach–Heiden Operates over the standard gauge Rorschach–Heiden line (part rack railway) AB
S26 Rheineck–Walzenhausen Operates over the 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) gauge Rheineck–Walzenhausen line (part rack railway) AB
S44 Weinfelden–Kreuzlingen–Konstanz Operates since December 2022, without intermediate stops and with connecting services to IC81 in Weinfelden THURBO
S81 Herisau–St. Gallen THURBO
S82 St. Gallen–Wittenbach Operates only during rush hour THURBO

RegioExpress

A RegioExpress (RE) between Herisau and Konstanz (Germany), nicknamed der Konstanzer, supports the S-Bahn network.[4] The S-Bahn network is further complemented by InterRegio (IR) services, such as the IR Voralpen-Express (operated by Südostbahn between St. Gallen and Luzern) and IR 13 of Swiss Federal Railways (Zürich HB–Winterthur–St. Gallen–Sargans–Chur), which stop at all major stations.

# Route Notes Operator
RE1 Herisau–St. Gallen–Romanshorn–Kreuzlingen Hafen–Konstanz Hourly RegioExpress (RE, express train) service supplementing the S-Bahn network. Continues as S14 from Konstanz THURBO

Nighttime services

During weekends, in the night from Friday to Saturday and from Saturday to Sunday, there are nighttime S-Bahn services (designated SN followed by the route number). As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following night routes existed:[5]

Previous services

See also

References

  1. ^ "Regionalverkehr Ostschweiz" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "FahrplanNetzkarte 2024" (PDF). THURBO. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Liniennetzplan Südostbahn" (PDF). Südostbahn. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ THURBO.ch: https://www.thurbo.ch/en/travelling/regioexpress/
  5. ^ Ostwind (10 December 2023). "Nachnetz" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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