Schänis railway station

Schänis railway station (German: Bahnhof Schänis) is a railway station in the municipality of Schänis in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is on the Rapperswil to Ziegelbrücke line.[5][1]

Schänis
The station platform in 2016
LocationZiegelbrückstrasse
Schänis, St. Gallen
Switzerland
Coordinates47°9′27.565″N 9°2′38.314″E
Elevation420 m (1,380 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke
Distance37.1 km (23.1 mi) from Sargans[1]
Train operatorsSüdostbahn
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone991 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[3]
Passengers
2018720 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Uznach
Next clockwise
 S4 Ziegelbrücke
Next counter-clockwise
Benken
towards Rapperswil
 S6 Ziegelbrücke
towards Schwanden
Location

The station is served by St. Gallen S-Bahn services S4, which operates in both directions around a loop via Uznach, St. Gallen, Sargans and Ziegelbrücke, and service S6, which links Rapperswil with Schwanden via Uznach and Ziegelbrücke. Both trains run hourly, combining to provide half-hourly services to Uznach and Ziegelbrücke.

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Schänis:[6]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Linthgebiet" (PDF). Postbus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  6. "Rapperswil - Ziegelbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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