S1 (St. Gallen S-Bahn) Explained

S1
Operator:THURBO
Stops:42
Journeytime:2 hours 24 minutes
Frequency:Every 30 minutes
Map State:collapsed

The S1 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between and, via, in the Swiss cantons of Zürich, Thurgau, Schaffhausen, and St. Gallen. The entire line is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn.[1] THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

Operations

The S1 operates every half-hour between Schaffhausen and Wil over the Lake line (Schaffhausen–), Bodensee–Toggenburg line (Romanshorn–), and St. Gallen–Winterthur line (St. Gallen–Wil). It shares the Konstanz–St. Gallen and St. Gallen–Wil portions with various regional and long-distance trains, plus the S5 between St. Gallen and .[2] Between Wil and Uzwil it passes and stations, which are both disused since 2013.

Route

History

Until the December 2013 timetable change, the S1 continued east from St. Gallen to, on the Chur–Rorschach line. The service was truncated when the was extended west from St. Gallen to Wil.[3] With the December 2018 change the S1 began running half-hourly and InterRegio 13 replaced the Rheintal-Express.[4]

Between the December 2018 and December 2021 timetable changes the S1 operated every half-hour between Wil and St. Gallen, continuing from St. Gallen to Schaffhausen as the S8. With the December 2021 timetable change, the entire Wil–St. Gallen–Schaffhausen route was designated as the S1, albeit with the timetable color formerly associated with the S8.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S-Bahn Bodensee . 2023-06-11 . de.
  2. Web site: Geschäftsbericht 2020 . . 12–13 . de.
  3. News: Kneubühler . Andreas . 3 November 2013 . Rascher ins Rheintal . de . . 20 September 2021.
  4. News: Naef . Tim . 19 November 2018 . Der neue SBB-Fahrplan ist da: Das sind die wichtigsten Änderungen in der Ostschweiz . de . . 20 September 2021.
  5. News: 7 December 2021 . Fahrplanwechsel 2021: Was sich in der Ostschweiz ändert . de . . 17 December 2021.