Wattwil railway station
Wattwil railway station (German: Bahnhof Wattwil) is a railway station in Wattwil, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway, the southern terminus of the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway, and the eastern terminus of the Uznach–Wattwil railway (the latter includes the 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) long Ricken Tunnel). It is served by local and long-distance trains.
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| Location | Wattwil Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°17′58″N 9°05′12″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Südostbahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz, Busbetrieb Lichtensteig–Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel (BLWE) and Schneider Busbetriebe buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Heinrich Ditscher (1910), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1870) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 8200 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
BLWE bus and Südostbahn EMU
Three S-Bahn routes and one InterRegio long-distance service call at Wattwil railway station.
Trains
- IR Voralpen-Express: hourly service between Lucerne and St. Gallen (via Arth-Goldau and Rapperswil).
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S2: hourly service between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and Altstätten SG (via Herisau, St. Gallen and Rorschach).
- S4: hourly service between Wattwil, St. Gallen, Buchs SG, Sargans, Uznach and Wattwil (circular operation, in both directions).
- S9: half-hourly service between Wattwil and Wil SG.
Bus
There are several bus services departing from Wattwil railway station. The services are provided by Busbetrieb Lichtensteig–Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel (BLWE),[2][3] Schneider Busbetriebe[4] and Postauto.[5] The bus lines are as follows:
| Line | Route | Operator |
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| 622 | (Wattwil railway station – Ricken –) Gebertingen – St. Gallenkappel – Eschenbach – Wagen – Kreuz (Jona railway station) – Rapperswil railway station | Schneider Busbetriebe |
| 770 | Lichtensteig, Steigrüti – Wattwil railway station – Ulisbach – Ebnat-Kappel railway station – Ebnat-Kappel, Wier | BLWE |
| 780 | Wattwil railway station – Heiterswil – Hemberg | Postauto |
| 790 | Wattwil railway station – Ebnat-Kappel railway station – Ebnat-Kappel, Gieselbach – Krummenau – Nesslau-Neu St. Johann railway station – Nesslau – Stein SG – Starkenbach SG – Alt St. Johann – Unterwasser – Wildhaus (– Gams – Grabs SG – Buchs SG railway station) | Postauto |
Gallery
station building (2003)
signal box (ca. 1990)
station building (1961)
Wattwil station (early 20th century)
Tracks and platforms
Wattwil bus station next to railway station
References
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- https://www.blwe.ch/fahrplan.html
- https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2020/80.770.pdf
- https://www.schneiderbus.ch/fahrplan
- https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2020/80.790.pdf
External links
Media related to Wattwil railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wattwil station on SBB
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