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Wasserauen railway station

Coordinates: 47°17′8.2″N 9°25′43.0″E / 47.285611°N 9.428611°E / 47.285611; 9.428611
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Wasserauen
Chalet-style building with two towers
The station building in 2018
General information
LocationSchwende-Rüte, Appenzell Innerrhoden
Switzerland
Coordinates47°17′8.2″N 9°25′43.0″E / 47.285611°N 9.428611°E / 47.285611; 9.428611
Elevation869 m (2,851 ft)
Owned byAppenzell Railways
Line(s)Gossau–Wasserauen line
Distance32.1 km (19.9 mi) from Gossau SG[1]
Train operatorsAppenzell Railways
ConnectionsCable car Luftseilbahn Wasserauen–Ebenalp [de]
Other information
Fare zone248 (Tarifverbund Ostwind [de])[2]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Schwende
towards Gossau SG
S23 Terminus
Location
Map

Wasserauen railway station (German: Bahnhof Wasserauen) is a railway station in the district of Schwende-Rüte, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways.[1]

Services

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As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Wasserauen:[3]

Connections to long-distance services exist in Herisau (for St. Gallen/Lucerne) and Gossau SG (for Winterthur and Zürich HB).

The valley station of the Luftseilbahn Wasserauen–Ebenalp [de], which carries passengers up to Ebenalp, is located across the street from the station.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind [de]. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Gossau SG - Herisau - Appenzell - Wasserauen" (PDF). Appenzeller Bahnen. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Information - Cable car Wasserauen-Ebenalp". www.ebenalp.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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