Herisau
Train in snow with station platforms
THURBO Stadler GTW No. 739 with a Konstanz RE service at Herisau in 2019
General information
LocationHerisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Switzerland
Coordinates47°23′24.7″N 9°16′36.5″E / 47.390194°N 9.276806°E / 47.390194; 9.276806
Elevation745 m (2,444 ft)
Owned by
Line(s)
Distance
[1]
Platforms
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsRegiobus bus lines[2]
History
Opened1 October 1910 (1910-10-01)[3]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Wattwil
towards Lucerne
 Voralpen Express St. Gallen
Terminus
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Schachen (Herisau)
towards Nesslau-Neu St. Johann
 S2 St. Gallen Haggen
towards Altstätten SG
Schachen (Herisau)
towards Rapperswil
 S4 St. Gallen Haggen
towards Sargans
Gossau SG
Terminus
 S23 Wilen
towards Wasserauen
Terminus S81 St. Gallen Haggen
towards St. Gallen
Preceding station THURBO Following station
Terminus RE1 St. Gallen
towards Konstanz
Location

Herisau railway station (German: Bahnhof Herisau) is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Bodensee–Toggenburg line of Südostbahn and the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Both companies have separate tracks and facilities, separated by Bahnhofplatz.

Layout

Herisau serves both the east–west 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Bodensee–Toggenburg line of Südostbahn (SOB) and the north–south 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways (AB).[1] SOB has two platforms serving three tracks (Nos. 1–3) on the north side of Bahnhofplatz. AB is similarly situated, with two platforms serving tracks 11–13 south of Bahnhofplatz.[4]

A major project is underway to improve access to the station and redevelop parts of the site. This project will shift the Appenzell Railways tracks and platforms a short distance to the south, permitting the construction of a new bus loading area off Bahnhofplatz. Besides affording greater capacity, this loading area will be handicap-accessible. Traffic congestion will be further reduced by the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Bahnhofplatz and Bahnhofstrasse, just west of the station. Construction work began in January 2021; it is estimated that the entire project will be complete by 2028.[5]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Herisau:[6][7]

The S2 and S4 combine for half-hourly service between Wattwil and Altstätten SG; the various services on the Bodensee–Toggenburg line provide one train approximately every 11 minutes between Herisau and St. Gallen.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ "St. Gallen West" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Herisau 2017, p. 2.
  4. ↑ Herisau 2017, p. 14.
  5. ↑ Pagani, Alessia (13 January 2021). "Neugestaltung - Schritt für Schritt zum neuen Bahnhof – in Herisau haben die ersten Arbeiten begonnen". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "St. Gallen - Wattwil - Rapperswil" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gossau SG - Herisau - Appenzell - Wasserauen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

References

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