S4 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S4 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service over a circular route (German: Ringzug) that includes St. Gallen, Uznach, and Sargans, in the canton of St. Gallen. Südostbahn, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton, operates the service.

S4
Silver and red train next to island platform
A counter-clockwise S4 at Murg in 2020
Overview
First service15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Current operator(s)Südostbahn
Route
Stops37
Distance travelled173.1 kilometres (107.6 mi)[1]
Average journey time3 hours
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used

Operations
Stadler Flirt3 EMU (in operation since 2019)

The S4 operates hourly in both a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction. A full journey around the circle takes approximately three hours. In Uznach, which lies to the west of the junction between the Uznach–Wattwil and Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke lines, the trains reverse their direction of travel. The S4 circle line is sometimes referred to as the 'Alpstein round trip' (Alpsteinrundfahrt).[4] The service is operated by Stadler Rail Flirt/Flirt-3 EMUs of Südostbahn (SOB).

The S4 offers half-hourly services in combination with other services between the following stations: with the S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn) between Ziegelbrücke and Uznach, with the IR Voralpen-Express between Uznach and St. Gallen, and with the S2 of St. Gallen S-Bahn between Wattwil and Altstätten SG. Service between St. Gallen and St. Margrethen is more frequent due to the additional S5 (St. Gallen S-Bahn), which runs hourly.

Route
S-Bahn St. Gallen network as of December 2021[5]

S4 St. Gallen – Buchs SG – Uznach (inversion of direction) – St. Gallen (operates in both directions)

In clockwise direction:

History

Prior to the December 2013 timetable change, the S4 operated between St. Gallen and Uznach. Local service between Uznach and Sargans was handled by an hourly regional service that ran between Ziegelbrücke and Chur.[6] Service southeast of St. Gallen toward Sargans was handled by various local services, but only the Rheintal-Express operated over the whole route.[7]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 13–15, 24–25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 13–15, 24–25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. "Zürcher S-Bahn/S-Bahn St.Gallen/S-Bahn Bodensee" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. SOB.ch: https://unterwegs.sob.ch/de/stories/rundfahrt-saentis
  5. "Liniennetzplan "S-Bahn St.Gallen"" (PDF). ostwind.ch. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. "Zürich HB–Ziegelbrücke–Sargans–Chur" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. "St. Gallen–Rorschach–Buchs SG–Sargans–Chur" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. December 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.