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S2 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

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S2
White train on double track passing station
An Altstätten SG-bound S2 at Mörschwil in 2017
Overview
Current operator(s)THURBO
Route
TerminiNesslau-Neu St. Johann
Altstätten SG
Stops25
Distance travelled83.9 kilometres (52.1 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 41 minutes
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used

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 (Bodensee) is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn.[3] THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

Operations[edit]

The S2 operates every hour between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann (Toggenburg) and Altstätten SG (St. Galler Rheintal), using the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and St. Gallen, the Rorschach–St. Gallen line to Rorschach, and the Chur–Rorschach line to Altstätten SG. Save for the branch from Wattwil to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann, the S2 is paired with the S4 to provide half-hourly service.[4]

Route[edit]

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

The service links the Alpine Rhine Valley and the Toggenburg Valley with the city of St. Gallen as well as with Herisau, the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

S2 Nesslau-Neu St. Johann – Wattwil – Herisau – St. Gallen – Rorschach – Altstätten SG

History[edit]

Until the December 2018 timetable change, the S2's westbound terminus was St. Gallen. Service from St. Gallen to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann had been provided by the S8. Scheduling issues with the S8 prompted a swap, with the S2 taking over the S8's former schedule west of St. Gallen.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn/S-Bahn St.Gallen/S-Bahn Bodensee" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "S-Bahn Bodensee" (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  4. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2020" (PDF). THURBO (in German). pp. 12–13.
  5. ^ https://www.ostwind.ch/assets/resources/Dateien/Download/zonenplaene/2022-sbb-rv-sg.pdf
  6. ^ Knoepfel, Martin (29 May 2018). "Die S8 fährt nicht mehr ins Obertoggenburg". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2021.

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