Schänis railway station

Schänis railway station (German: Bahnhof Schänis) is a railway station in the municipality of Schänis in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is on the Rapperswil to Ziegelbrücke line.[5][1] It is one of two railway stations in the Gemarkung of Schänis, the other being the much larger Ziegelbrücke railway station at the border to Canton Glarus.

Schänis
Canopy-covered waiting area
The station platform in 2016
General information
LocationZiegelbrückstrasse
Schänis, St. Gallen
Switzerland
Coordinates47°9′27.565″N 9°2′38.314″E
Elevation420 m (1,380 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke
Distance37.1 km (23.1 mi) from Sargans[1]
Train operatorsSüdostbahn
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone991 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[3]
Passengers
2018720 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Uznach
Next clockwise
 S4 Ziegelbrücke
Next counter-clockwise
Benken
towards Rapperswil
 S6 Ziegelbrücke
towards Schwanden or Linthal
Location

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, Schänis railway station is served by St. Gallen S-Bahn service S4, which operates in both directions around a loop via St. Gallen, Sargans, Ziegelbrücke, and Uznach (reverse of direction), and service S6, which links Rapperswil with Schwanden (or Linthal during off-peak hours) via Uznach and Ziegelbrücke.[6] Both trains run hourly, combining to provide half-hourly services to Uznach and Ziegelbrücke. While the S6 also stops at Benken railway station in the neighboring village of Benken, the S4 does not. Both of these regional train lines are operated by Südostbahn (SOB).

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Linthgebiet" (PDF). Postbus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  6. "Rapperswil - Ziegelbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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