Bühler
The station building and platform in 2009
General information
LocationBühler, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Switzerland
Coordinates47°22′23″N 9°25′16″E / 47.37306°N 9.42111°E / 47.37306; 9.42111
Elevation828 m (2,717 ft)
Owned byAppenzell Railways
Line(s)
Platforms
Other information
Fare zone245 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[1]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Strahlholz
towards Appenzell
 S20 Steigbach
towards Trogen
S21
Location

Bühler railway station (German: Bahnhof Bühler) is a railway station in the municipality of Bühler, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.[2] It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line of Appenzell Railways, and is served by local trains only.[3][4]

History

A railway was demanded by Bühler industrialists and plans were made in the 1870s to extend the railway through Bühler to St Gallen. However, the station needed to be located above the village to maintain a regualr gradient of the line. This proved impractical for local industry so the projeect was abandoned in 1877.[5]

With improvements to railway technology, the project was revived in 1882 and the station was completed in 1889.[5]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Bühler:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "'Sehr irritierend': Jugendliche randalieren am Bahnhof Bühler". FM1 Today (in German). St Gallen. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Zonenpläne | OSTWIND – steigen Sie ein". www.ostwind.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Connection | SBB". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. 1 2 "Bühler: wer zahlt, sagt auch, wo's lang geht". Museum Appenzeller Bahnen. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  6. ↑ "Trogen - St. Gallen – Appenzell" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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