Wattwil railway station (German: Bahnhof Wattwil) is a railway station in Wattwil, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway, the southern terminus of the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway, and the eastern terminus of the Uznach–Wattwil railway (the latter includes the 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) long Ricken Tunnel). It is served by local and long-distance trains.
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| Location | Wattwil Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°17′58.11″N 9°5′11.55″E / 47.2994750°N 9.0865417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Südostbahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz, Busbetrieb Lichtensteig–Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel (BLWE) and Schneider Busbetriebe buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Heinrich Ditscher (1910), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1870) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 8200 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services edit
Trains edit
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Wattwil:[2]
- IR Voralpen-Express: hourly service between Lucerne and St. Gallen (via Arth-Goldau and Rapperswil).
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S2 / S4: half-hourly service to Altstätten SG via St. Gallen and hourly service to Rapperswil, Sargans, and Nesslau-Neu St. Johann.
- S9: half-hourly service between Wattwil and Wil SG.
Bus edit
Several bus services depart from the station forecourt. Services are provided by Busbetrieb Lichtensteig–Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel (BLWE),[3][4] Schneider Busbetriebe[5][6] and PostAuto Schweiz.[7] The bus lines are as follows:
| Line | Route | Operator |
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| 622 | (Wattwil railway station – Ricken – Gebertingen –) St. Gallenkappel – Eschenbach – Wagen – Kreuz (Jona railway station) – Rapperswil railway station | Schneider Busbetriebe |
| 770 | Lichtensteig, Steigrüti – Wattwil railway station – Ulisbach – Ebnat-Kappel railway station – Ebnat-Kappel, Wier | BLWE |
| 780 | Wattwil railway station – Heiterswil – Hemberg | PostAuto Schweiz |
| 790 | Wattwil railway station – Ebnat-Kappel railway station – Ebnat-Kappel, Gieselbach – Krummenau – Nesslau-Neu St. Johann railway station – Nesslau – Stein SG – Starkenbach SG – Alt St. Johann – Unterwasser – Wildhaus (– Gams – Grabs SG – Buchs SG railway station) | PostAuto Schweiz |
Gallery edit
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station building (2003) -
signal box (ca. 1990) -
station building (1961) -
Wattwil station (early 20th century) -
Tracks and platforms -
Wattwil bus station next to railway station
References edit
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "St. Gallen - Wattwil - Rapperswil" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "BLWE website".
- ^ "BLWE timetable" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023.
- ^ "Schneider Linienbus AG website".
- ^ "Schneider Linienbus AG - Fahrplan [timetable]" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023.
- ^ "PostAuto Schweiz timetable" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Wattwil railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wattwil station on SBB
