Frauenfeld railway station
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| Location | Bahnhofplatz Frauenfeld Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°33′29″N 8°53′49″E / 47.55806°N 8.89694°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 921 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frauenfeld railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Thurgau and municipality of Frauenfeld. The station is located on the Winterthur–Romanshorn railway line, and is the terminus of the narrow-gauge Frauenfeld–Wil railway line.[2][3]
On the main line, Frauenfeld is an intermediate stop on the InterCity service from Brig to Romanshorn, the InterRegio service from Lucerne to Konstanz, and on Zurich S-Bahn services S24 and S30.[4] Trains of the St. Gallen S-Bahn service S15 on the Frauenfeld–Wil railway line (operated by Appenzell Railways since 2021) departs from the Bahnhofplatz square in front of the station.[5]
Layout and connections
The station has an island platform and a side platform on the Winterthur–Romanshorn line, with tracks (Gleis) numbered 1–3. These tracks are used by InterCity (IC), InterRegio (IR) and most S-Bahn services. The Frauenfeld–Wil railway (S15) departs from the forecourt of the station (Bahnhofplatz), where a single side platform and track (Gleis 11) exist.[6]
PostAuto Schweiz and Stadtbus Frauenfeld (operated by Bus Ostschweiz since December 2023) bus lines depart from the station forecourt.[7][8]
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services call at Frauenfeld:[9]
- InterCity / InterRegio:
- / / : half-hourly service to Zürich HB; hourly service to Spiez, Lucerne, Romanshorn, and Konstanz; service every two hours to Brig and Interlaken Ost.
- Zurich S-Bahn
- S23: peak-hour service between Zürich HB and Romanshorn via Zürich Stadelhofen.
- S24 / S30: half-hourly service between Weinfelden and Winterthur and hourly service from Winterthur to Zug.
- St. Gallen S-Bahn
During weekends, Frauenfeld station is served by two nighttime S-Bahn services (SN15, SN30), offered by Ostwind tariff network,[10][11] and operated by Appenzell Railways and Thurbo for St. Gallen S-Bahn.
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- SN15: hourly service to Wil (via Wängi).
- SN30: hourly service to Winterthur and to Romanshorn (via Weinfelden).
See also
References
- ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Regionalverkehr Ostschweiz" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Frauenfeld" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Frauenfeld Bahnhof: Abfahrtsplätze Busse" (PDF) (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Liniennetzplan Frauenfeld – Gachnang Ostwindzone 921 [Bus network Frauenfeld – Gachnang Ostwind tarif zone 921]" (PDF) (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Frauenfeld" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Ostschweizer Nachtnetz – Noch mehr Zug und Bus am Wochenende". Tarifverbund Ostschweiz. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "OSTWIND-Nachtnetzplan" [OSTWIND nighttime network map] (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
External links
- Media related to Frauenfeld railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Frauenfeld railway station – SBB