Gossau–Wasserauen railway line explained

Gossau–Wasserauen railway (S23)
Routenumber:854
Linelength:32.10
Maxincline:3.7%
Locale:Switzerland

The Gossau–Wasserauen railway line is a metre-gauge adhesion railway of the Appenzell Railways (Appenzeller Bahnen; AB). It runs from Gossau via Appenzell to Wasserauen in Switzerland and is given the abbreviation of GAW by the operator. The connection was built and electrified in several stages by different companies and has been operating continuously since 1949.

History

The line was developed in the following stages:

In order to be able to carry standard-gauge wagons on the metre-gauge network, a Rollbock system was opened in Gossau on 1 July 1978, allowing operations on the Gossau–Wasserauen route. Rollbock operations were extended on the Appenzell–Gais–Teufen route from 1989. Goods traffic ended by the end of 2003 and the Rollbock system was taken out of service on 1 August 2010.

Operation

S23
Type:St. Gallen S-Bahn service
Operator:Appenzell Railways (AB)
Stops:12
Frequency:Every 30 minutes

Appenzell Railways operates half-hourly service between and . This is designated as line S23 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn. The S23 is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn.[2]

In addition to regular station stops, the S23 stops on request at Gonten Alpsteinblick, between and, to serve the Alpsteinblick ski lift.[3]

Route

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Die verschwundene Bahnlinie [The lost railway line] ]. 27 September 2013 . de . Tagblatt . 2023-12-28.
  2. Web site: S-Bahn Bodensee . 2023-06-11 . de.
  3. Web site: Gossau SG - Herisau - Appenzell - Wasserauen . Appenzeller Bahnen . 4 October 2021 . 23 October 2022.