S3 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

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S3
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A St. Gallen-bound S3 at St. Margrethen in 2018
Overview
StatusDiscontinued
First service15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Last service12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)
Current operator(s) THURBO
Route
Start St. Gallen
Stops8
End St. Margrethen
Distance travelled26.7 kilometres (16.6 mi) [1]
Average journey time28 minutes
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used

The S3 was a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provided hourly service between St. Gallen and St. Margrethen, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operated the service. It was replaced by a lengthened S5 as part of the December 2021 timetable change.

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Operations

The S3 operated every hour between St. Gallen and St. Margrethen, using the Rorschach–St. Gallen and Chur–Rorschach lines. The S3, S2, S4, and InterRegio 13 combind for service every fifteen minutes between the two cities. [2] In St. Margrethen, trains made a cross-platform connection with the S3 of the Vorarlberg S-Bahn.

History

Until the December 2013 timetable change, the S3 designation applied to an hourly service between Schaffhausen and St. Gallen Haggen, paired with the S8 as far as Romanshorn. Early proposals for the December 2013 relaunch of the St. Gallen S-Bahn network contemplated extending the S3 to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and truncating the westbound S8 to Romanshorn. [3] In the end, the S8 was extended to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann.

With the December 2013 change, the new S3 was introduced, running between St. Margrethen and Herisau. [4] The December 2015 timetable change truncated this to St. Gallen, where it remained through 2021. The line was discontinued with the December 2021 timetable change, as the S5 was extended from St. Gallen to St. Margrethen. [5]

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S1 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S1 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Schaffhausen and {{rws|Wil}, in the Swiss cantons of Zürich, [Thurgau]], Schaffhausen, and St. Gallen. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S2 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S2 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and Altstätten SG, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S5 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S5 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly or better service between Weinfelden and St. Margrethen, in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S7 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S7 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Romanshorn and Rorschach, with hourly service from Romanshorn to Weinfelden. On weekends, some trains continue from Rorschach to Bregenz and Lindau. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S9 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S9 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Wil and Wattwil over the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S10 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S10 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Wil and Romanshorn over the Wil–Kreuzlingen and Winterthur–Romanshorn lines. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

References

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 14–15. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ "Geschäftsbericht 2020" (PDF). THURBO (in German). pp. 12–13.
  3. ↑ Hug, Olivia (2 November 2012). "Verbesserter Schienenverkehr". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Die neue S-Bahn St. Gallen" (in German). 27 November 2013. pp. 6–7.
  5. ↑ "Fahrplanwechsel 2021: Was sich in der Ostschweiz ändert". Tagblatt (in German). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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