Uznach railway station
Uznach railway station (German: Bahnhof Uznach) is a railway station situated in the municipality of Uznach in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway line, at its junction with the Uznach to Wattwil line.[5][1]
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Location | Bahnhofstrasse Uznach, St. Gallen Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°13′27.419″N 8°58′50.488″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Südostbahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | PostAuto Schweiz buses[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 992 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 8,600 per weekday[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is served by the inter-regional Voralpen Express, which links Lucerne and St. Gallen via Rapperswil and Wattwil. It is also served St. Gallen S-Bahn service S4, which operates in both directions around a loop via Wattwil, St. Gallen, Sargans and Ziegelbrücke, and service S6, which links Rapperswil with Schwanden via Ziegelbrücke. All three trains run hourly, combining to provide half-hourly services to Rapperswil, St. Gallen and Ziegelbrücke.
Services
As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Uznach:[6][7]
- Voralpen Express: hourly service between Lucerne and St. Gallen.
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S4: hourly service via Sargans and St. Gallen (circle route).
- S6: hourly service between Rapperswil and Schwanden via Ziegelbrücke.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Linthgebiet" (PDF). Postbus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- "Rapperswil - Ziegelbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Romanshorn - St. Gallen - Wattwil - Rapperswil" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
External links
- Media related to Uznach railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Uznach railway station – SBB