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![]() A St. Gallen-bound S5 at Weinfelden in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current operator(s) | THURBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Termini | Weinfelden St. Margrethen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 67.1 kilometres (41.7 mi) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average journey time | 1 hour 18 minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service frequency | Hourly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The line is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn. [4] THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.
The S5 operates half-hourly between Weinfelden and Bischofszell Stadt and hourly to St. Margrethen. On weekdays, half-hourly service continues to St. Gallen. The S5 does not serve Mörschwil. [5] [6] It uses the Winterthur–Romanshorn line on the section between Weinfelden and Sulgen, the Sulgen to Gossau line, the St. Gallen–Winterthur line between Gossau and St. Gallen, the Rorschach–St. Gallen line, and the Chur–Rorschach line between Rorschach and St. Margrethen.
S5 Weinfelden – Gossau SG – St. Gallen – Rorschach – St. Margrethen
Leading up to the December 2013 timetable change, the service pattern on the Sulgen–Gossau line was an hourly service (provided by the S5) between Weinfelden and St. Gallen, supplemented by additional trains during peak hours. The relaunched St. Gallen S-Bahn kept this service pattern and designated the additional peak services S55. [8] The December 2018 timetable change eliminated the S55; service between Weinfelden and Bischofszell Stadt increased to half-hourly, with some of the additional trains continuing to St. Gallen. [9]
The S5 was extended to St. Margrethen in December 2021, replacing the S3. [10] Weekday service between Bischofszell Stadt and St. Gallen increased to half-hourly on 10 December 2023. [11]
Thurbo is a railway company with mostly S-Bahn-style services in Switzerland, southern Germany, and northeastern Vorarlberg, Austria, jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways (90%) and the canton of Thurgau.
Weinfelden railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Thurgau and the municipality of Weinfelden. The station is located on the Winterthur–Romanshorn railway line, at its junctions with the Mittelthurgau-Bahn lines to Wil and Konstanz.
St. Gallen railway station serves the town St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge St. Gallen–Winterthur, Rorschach–St. Gallen, and Romanshorn–Toggenburg lines of Swiss Federal Railways and the 1,000 mm gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line of Appenzell Railways.
The St. Gallen S-Bahn is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail in Eastern Switzerland and neighbouring areas. The network connects stations in the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Grisons, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zürich, as well as a few stations in Austria and Germany. Some services also operate as part of the Bodensee S-Bahn.
The St. Gallen–Winterthur railway line is a standard gauge railway line between St. Gallen and Winterthur, connecting the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zürich. The 57.1 km (35.5 mi) long line was opened between 1855 and 1856 in four stages by the former St. Gallen-Appenzell Railway and belongs to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). It is part of the West-East main line in Switzerland.
The Vorarlberg S-Bahn is a label for regional rail services in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is integrated into the Vorarlberg Transport Association (VVV) which manages ticket pricing, and is operated by the state-owned ÖBB and privately owned Montafonerbahn (mbs). In addition to Vorarlberg, the network connects to the German town of Lindau, the Swiss towns of St. Margrethen and Buchs SG, and stations in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
The Sulgen–Gossau railway (SG) is a standard gauge railway in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau, which was built by the Bischofszellerbahn and the railway is also known by that name. Its 23 km (14 mi), standard gauge line has belonged to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) since 1902.
Gossau SG railway station is a railway station in Gossau, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate station on the St. Gallen–Winterthur line and the terminus of the Sulgen–Gossau and 1,000 mmmetre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen lines.
St. Margrethen railway station is a railway station in St. Margrethen, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and the western terminus of the St. Margrethen–Lauterach line to Austria. It is located at the Swiss–Austrian border.
Sulgen railway station is a railway station in Sulgen, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Winterthur–Romanshorn line and the northern terminus of the Sulgen–Gossau line.
Kradolf railway station is a railway station in Kradolf-Schönenberg, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Sulgen–Gossau line.
Bischofszell Nord railway station is a railway station in Bischofszell, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Sulgen–Gossau line.
Sitterdorf railway station is a railway station in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Sulgen–Gossau line.
Bischofszell Stadt railway station is a railway station in Bischofszell, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Sulgen–Gossau line.
Hauptwil railway station is a railway station in Hauptwil-Gottshaus, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Sulgen–Gossau line.
The S1 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Schaffhausen and Wil, via St. Gallen, in the Swiss cantons of Zürich, Thurgau, Schaffhausen, and St. Gallen. The entire line is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.
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, via Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The section near Lake Constance is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.
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.
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. Some trains continue from Rorschach to St. Margrethen, Bregenz and Lindau along the shores of Lake Constance. The line is also part of the Bodensee 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. The line is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.