Urnäsch railway station
Urnäsch | |||||||||||
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The station building in 2005 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°19′4.1″N 9°17′7.8″E / 47.317806°N 9.285500°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 824 m (2,703 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Gossau–Wasserauen line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.2 km (9.4 mi) from Gossau SG[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
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| PostAuto bus route[2] 791 | |||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 271 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Urnäsch railway station (German: Bahnhof Urnäsch) is a railway station in the municipality of Urnäsch, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways.[1]
Services
As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Urnäsch:[4]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn: S23: half-hourly service between Gossau SG (via Herisau) and Wasserauen.
A PostAuto bus line links the railway station with Schwägalp Pass and the valley station of the cable car to Säntis.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b "Timetable and network". PostBus Switzerland. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Gossau SG - Herisau - Appenzell - Wasserauen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
- Media related to Urnäsch railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Urnäsch railway station – SBB