Sargans railway station (German: Bahnhof Sargans) is a railway station in Sargans, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and eastern terminus of the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line. It is served by local, regional, and long-distance trains.
Sargans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 View of the station area from Sargans Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sargans Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°2′43.4″N 9°26′43.4″E / 47.045389°N 9.445389°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Layout
Sargans is a keilbahnhof and located between the Chur–Rorschach and Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway lines.[1] On the south side, serving the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway line, are two side platforms and an island platform with four tracks (Nos. 2–5). On the north side, serving the Chur–Rorschach railway line, are two side platforms with two tracks (Nos. 6–7).[2]
Services
Long-distance
The following long-distance services call at Sargans:[3][4]
- Intercity Express: Two round-trips per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Ziegelbrücke–Sargans lines between Hamburg and Chur.
- Railjet Express: Four round-trips per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Ziegelbrücke–Sargans lines from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Vienna, Budapest, or Bratislava.
- Nightjet/EuroNight: Overnight trains over the Chur–Rorschach and Ziegelbrücke–Sargans lines from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Graz, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, or Zagreb.
- EuroCity Transalpin: Single round-trip per day over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Graz Hauptbahnhof.
- InterCity: Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach and Ziegelbrücke–Sargans lines from Basel SBB or Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Chur
Regional
The following regional services call at Sargans:[3]
- InterRegio:
- Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Chur.
- Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach and Ziegelbrücke–Sargans lines between Bern and Chur.
Local
Sargans is served by two services of the St. Gallen S-Bahn:[4]
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Stop: platform length (body)". Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ a b "St. Gallen - Rorschach - Buchs SG - Sargans" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Sargans" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
External links
