| St. Gallen S-Bahn | |
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| Locale | Eastern Switzerland |
| Transit type | S-Bahn |
| Number of lines | 22 |
| Website | Ostwind.ch(in English) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2001 |
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TheSt. Gallen S-Bahn (German:S-Bahn St. Gallen) is anS-Bahn-stylecommuter rail inEastern Switzerland and neighbouring areas. The network connects stations in theSwiss cantons ofAppenzell Ausserrhoden,Appenzell Innerrhoden,Glarus,Grisons,Schaffhausen,St. Gallen,Thurgau andZurich, as well as a few stations inAustria (Bregenz,Vorarlberg) andGermany (Konstanz,Baden-Württemberg andLindau,Bavaria). Some services also operate as part of theBodensee S-Bahn.[1]
Services are operated byAppenzeller Bahnen (AB),Südostbahn (SOB), andThurbo. Within Switzerland and untilKonstanz, services operate within theTarifverbund Ostwind [de] (Ostwind fare network) of northeastern Switzerland andLiechtenstein.[2]
As of December 2023[update], 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 mostS-Bahn systems. Only linesS1,S2,S4,S5,S20,S21,S22,S81 andS82 pass through or terminate inSt. Gallen.
Unless stated otherwise, the lines are1,435 mm or4 ft 8+1⁄2 instandard gaugeadhesion railways.[3][4][5]
| # | Route | Notes | Operator |
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| 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 | Operates half-hourly between Weinfelden and Bischofszell Stadt and hourly to St. Margrethen. On weekdays, half-hourly service continues to St. Gallen. Does not call atMörschwil | Thurbo |
| S6 | Rapperswil–Blumenau–Schmerikon–Uznach–Ziegelbrücke–Schwanden (–Linthal) | Operates to Linthal only during off-peak hours | SOB |
| S7 | (Weinfelden–)Romanshorn–Arbon–Rorschach (–St. Margrethen–Bregenz–Lindau-Reutin–Lindau-Insel) | Operates every two hours between Rorschach and Lindau-Insel only during weekends. Only Weinfelden–St. Margrethen is within the Ostwind transit district | Thurbo |
| S9 | Wil SG–Bütschwil–Wattwil | Thurbo | |
| S10 | Wil SG–Weinfelden–Amriswil–Romanshorn | Thurbo | |
| S12 | Sargans–Bad Ragaz–Landquart–Chur | Only Sargans–Bad Ragaz is within the Ostwind transit district | Thurbo |
| S14 | Weinfelden–Kreuzlingen–Konstanz | Thurbo | |
| S15 | Wil SG–Wängi–Frauenfeld | Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gaugeFrauenfeld–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) gaugeAppenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line. Rush-hour service, calls between Gais and St. Gallen only at Bühler, Teufen AR andNiederteufen | AB |
| S21 | Appenzell–Gais–Bühler–Teufen AR–St. Gallen–Speicher–Trogen | Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gaugeAppenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line | AB |
| S22 | Teufen AR–St. Gallen–Speicher–Trogen | Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gaugeAppenzell–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) gaugeGossau–Wasserauen line | AB |
| S24 | Altstätten Stadt–Gais | Operates over the metre (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gaugeAltstätten–Gais line (partrack railway) | AB |
| S25 | Rorschach Hafen–Rorschach–Heiden | Operates over the standard gaugeRorschach–Heiden line (part rack railway) | AB |
| S26 | Rheineck–Walzenhausen | Operates over the1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) gaugeRheineck–Walzenhausen line (part rack railway) | AB |
| S44 | Weinfelden–Kreuzlingen–Konstanz | Operates since December 2022, without intermediate stops and with connecting services toIC81 in Weinfelden | Thurbo |
| S81 | Herisau–St. Gallen | Same trainset operates asAlpenrhein-Express (IR13) betweenChur and St. Gallen[6] | SOB (Thurbo until 2024) |
| S82 | St. Gallen–Wittenbach | Operates only during rush hour | Thurbo |
The following S-Bahn services operating within theOstwind transit district and connecting with services of St. Gallen S-Bahn are not part of the latter:
ARegioExpress (RE) betweenHerisau andKonstanz (Germany),nicknamedder Konstanzer, supports the S-Bahn network.[7] The S-Bahn network is further complemented byInterRegio (IR) services, such as the IRVoralpen-Express (operated bySüdostbahn between St. Gallen andLuzern) andIR 13 of Swiss Federal Railways (Zürich HB–Winterthur–St. Gallen–Sargans–Chur), which stop at all major stations.
| # | Route | Notes | Operator |
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| RE1 | Herisau–St. Gallen–Romanshorn–Kreuzlingen Hafen–Konstanz | HourlyRegioExpress (RE,express train) service supplementing the S-Bahn network. Continues asS14 from Konstanz | Thurbo |
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 2024 timetable change,[update] the following night routes existed:[8]
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