Buchs SG railway station explained

Style:	Swiss Federal Railways
Buchs SG
Borough:	Buchs
Country:	Switzerland
Owned:	Swiss Federal Railways
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Buchs SG railway station (German: Bahnhof Buchs SG) is a railway station in Buchs, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and western terminus of the Feldkirch–Buchs line to Austria and Liechtenstein. It is served by local and long-distance trains. As the station is located just north of the crossing of the Rhine between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, long-distance trains traveling between Zürich and points east must reverse direction.

Services

Long-distance

The following long-distance services call at Buchs SG:^{[1] [2]}

• EuroCity Transalpin: Single round-trip per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines between and Graz Hauptbahnhof.
• : Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich HB and .
• Railjet Express: Four round-trips per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines from Zürich HB to,, or .
• Nightjet/EuroNight: Overnight trains over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines from Zürich HB to Graz Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hauptbahnhof,,, or .

Local

Buchs SG is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn and Vorarlberg S-Bahn:

• St. Gallen S-Bahn : hourly service between and via .
• Vorarlberg S-Bahn : on weekdays, 11 trains over the Feldkirch–Buchs line to Feldkirch.

Customs

Buchs SG is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Austria. Customs checks may be performed in the station or on board trains by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Gallen - Rorschach - Buchs SG - Sargans . Swiss Federal Railways . 7 November 2023 . 16 December 2023.
2. Web site: Abfahrt: Bahnhof Buchs SG . de . 10 December 2023 . 16 December 2023 . .
3. Web site: Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete.
4. Web site: Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone. 12 December 2008.