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| Location | Rheineck Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°28′0.811″N 9°35′27.218″E / 47.46689194°N 9.59089389°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rheineck railway station (German: Bahnhof Rheineck) is a railway station that serves the municipality of Rheineck, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The station is located on the eastern edge of Rheineck village centre, with the A1 motorway, the Alter Rhein river channel and then the border with Austria flanking the opposite side of the station.[1][2]
The station is an intermediate stop on the St. Margrethen–Rorschach railway line, and is the lower terminus of the Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway. It is served by St. Gallen S-Bahn services S2, S4, and S5, which link Rheineck to the city of St. Gallen and other local towns, and by service S26, which shuttles up to Walzenhausen. Rheineck is also the easterly end of the Swiss shipping services on Lake Constance, and the town's landing stages are located on the Alter Rhein channel. The landing stages are linked to the station by a pedestrian subway under the A1 motorway. Local bus services operate from a bus station adjacent to the station building.[1]
The station has two side platforms, on either side of the twin track main line. The station building abuts the western platform, and is linked to the eastern platform by a pedestrian subway. The Rheineck–Walzenhausen line starts from its own platform, which is actually located on the western mainline platform.
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Rheineck:[3][4]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S2 / S4: half-hourly service between Wattwil and Altstätten SG via St. Gallen and hourly service to Rapperswil, Sargans, and Nesslau-Neu St. Johann.
- S5: hourly service between Weinfelden and St. Margrethen.
- S26: hourly or better service to Walzenhausen.
Gallery
The Rheineck–Walzenhausen train at its terminus
The bus station
A visiting historic train
The station in the town
References
- 1 2 Lambert, Anthony (2013). Switzerland Without A Car (5th ed.). Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-84162-447-1.
- ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ↑ "St. Gallen - Rorschach - Buchs SG - Sargans" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ↑ "Rheineck - Walzenhausen" (PDF). Appenzeller Bahnen AG. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
External links
Media related to Rheineck railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rheineck railway station – SBB