The St. Margrethen–Lauterach line (German: Bahnstrecke St. Margrethen–Lauterach) is a 9.580-kilometre (5.953 mi) long, single-track, electrified railway line in the Lake Constance region. It connects St. Margrethen station in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen with the Lauterach Nord junction in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, where it joins the Vorarlberg line. The route is owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and is mainly used by the border station in St. Margrethen.
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History edit
The Vorarlberg Railway opened the connecting line between the Chur–Rorschach line and the Vorarlberg line on 23 November 23 1872. The first through express train between Zürich and Munich ran just under a year later, on 1 November 1873. The line, as with most of the Austrian railway network, was nationalized prior to World War I. The line was electrified on 2 January 1949.
Currently, local passenger service over the route is provided by the S3 of the Vorarlberg S-Bahn, which operates every half-hour between St. Margrethen and Bregenz. Additional long-distance EuroCity trains operate over the route between Zürich and Munich but make no intermediate stops. By[update], the line will be modernized and partially expanded to include two tracks, shortening travel times. Additional improvements will include improved noise protection for residents, flood protection, reopening the Lauterach West station, and converting the Lustenau and Hard-Fussach stations to be barrier-free.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Ausbau St. Margrethen–Lauterach". ÖBB-Infrastruktur (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links edit
Media related to St. Margrethen–Lauterach line at Wikimedia Commons- Konsequenter Ausbau des Bahnangebots in Vorarlberg
