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![]() A Weinfelden-bound S7 at Rorschach in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current operator(s) | Thurbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Termini | Weinfelden / Romanshorn Rorschach / Lindau-Insel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 8 (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 71.8 kilometres (44.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (Vorarlberg, Austria) and Lindau (Bavaria, Germany) along the shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee). 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 S7 operates half-hourly over the Lake line between Romanshorn and Rorschach. It is the only service on that section of the line. Every other train operates over the Winterthur–Romanshorn line between Romanshorn and Weinfelden, stopping only at Amriswil. The S10 makes local stops over the line. As of December 2024 [update] , three trains operate on weekdays between Romanshorn and Lindau-Insel (Germany) via Bregenz (Austria); on weekends, this rises to one train every two hours. [5] In Austria and Germany, the S7 operates as a Regionalexpress (REX7). [6]
S7 ( Weinfelden –) Romanshorn – Rorschach (– St. Margrethen – Bregenz – Lindau-Reutin – Lindau-Insel ) [a]
With the December 2021 timetable change, the Romanshorn–Rorschach trains were extended every two hours, on Saturdays and Sundays only, around the southern coast of Lake Constance to Bregenz and Lindau. [8] Beginning on 10 December 2023, three Romanshorn–Lindau trains operated on weekdays. [9] [10] With the 2024 timetable change, the route was extended to Lindau-Insel. [11]
Thurbo is a railway company with mostly S-Bahn-style services in Switzerland, southern Germany, and northwestern Vorarlberg, Austria, jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways (90%) and the canton of Thurgau.
Romanshorn railway station is a railway station that serves the municipality of Romanshorn, in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Opened in 1855, the station is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. It forms the junction between the Winterthur–Romanshorn railway, the Schaffhausen–Rorschach railway and the Romanshorn–Nesslau Neu St. Johann railway.
Lake Constance Belt Railway is the name used for several contiguous railway lines, either around the entire Upper Lake of Lake Constance (Bodensee) or only along its northern shore. It was coined around 1900, when the trinational railway ring around the lake (Konstanz–Radolfzell–Friedrichshafen–Lindau–Bregenz–Rorschach–Romanshorn–Konstanz) was completed, but today the term is only used for the line from Radolfzell to Lindau in southern Germany.
The Vorarlberg Railway denotes a railway line running in north-south direction through the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and extending to Lindau (Germany). Its route is similar to the Rheintal/Walgau Autobahn, from Lindau to the border and to Bludenz, where it connects to the Arlberg Railway and Bludenz–Schruns railway (Montafonerbahn) lines. The entire route in Austria is owned and is operated up to Lindau-Insel by the Austrian Federal Railways. Services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn, one service of St. Gallen S-Bahn and EuroCity trains of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) also use a part of the line.
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.
Rorschach railway station is a railway station in Rorschach, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It sits at the junction of four railway lines: Chur–Rorschach, Rorschach–St. Gallen, Rorschach–Heiden, and the Lake Line. It is the primary station for Rorschach and is served by local and long-distance trains.
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.
Vorarlberg S-Bahn is a label for regional rail services in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The S-Bahn services also connect to stations in the German town of Lindau, the Swiss towns of St. Margrethen and Buchs, and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Bregenz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Bregenz, located in the Bregenz district in Vorarlberg, Austria, on the southeastern shore of Lake Constance. It is an intermediate stop on the Vorarlberg line of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
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.
Egnach railway station is a railway station in Egnach, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is located on the Lake line of Swiss Federal Railways. The station is approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) from the Neukirch-Egnach station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg line.
Arbon Seemoosriet railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Arbon, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is located on the Lake line of Swiss Federal Railways. It is one of two stations in the municipality; the other, Arbon, is the next station south on the line.
Arbon railway station is a railway station in Arbon, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is located on the Lake line of Swiss Federal Railways. It is one of two stations in the municipality; the other, Arbon Seemoosriet, is the next station north on the line.
Steinach railway station is a railway station in Steinach, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Lake line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Horn railway station is a railway station in Horn, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. It is located on the Lake line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Rorschach Hafen railway station is a railway station in Rorschach, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Lake line of Swiss Federal Railways. It is adjacent to a ferry terminal with service to Lindau and Wasserburg am Bodensee across Lake Constance.
The St. Margrethen–Lauterach line is a 9.580-kilometre (5.953 mi) long, part single part double tracked, electrified railway line in the Alpine Rhine Valley, near Lake Constance. The route is owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and is mainly used by the border station in St. Margrethen.
Lindau-Reutin station is a junction station in the town of Lindau, where the Aeschach curve branches off from the Vorarlberg Railway (Lindau-Bregenz–Bludenz). It is also a border station with Austria. In the course of the reconstruction of the Lindau rail hub, which began in 2016, the rail facilities, which were last used only as a goods station, were expanded into Lindau's new long-distance train station, which went into operation in 2020. In contrast to the terminus station Lindau-Insel, which opened in 1854, the station in the most populous district Reutin is a through station on the mainland. A station for local passenger services opened at Lindau-Reutin as Lindau-Lokalbahnhof in 1876 and was known as Lindau-Ost from 1911 but the last passenger services to it ended in 1980. The station building is located on Bregenzer Straße, on a level with Berliner Platz.
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. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.
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.