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S17 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

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Railway service in St. Gallen, Switzerland

S17
S17 passes by Walensee
Overview
First service10 December 2023 (2023-12-10)
Current operator(s)Südostbahn
Route
TerminiSargans
Rapperswil
Stops14
Distance travelled59.2 kilometres (36.8 mi)
Average journey time55 minutes
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used
Route map
Legend
km
S5 S40 to Pfäffikon SZ
59.4 Rapperswil S5 S7 S15 S40 S4 S6
S7 to Zürich HB
S5 S15 to Rüti ZH
57.3 Blumenau S6
Jona
Bollingen (closed)
49.3 Schmerikon S6
46.5 Uznach S4 S6
S4 to Wattwil
Steinenbach
43.4 Benken S6
37.1 Schänis S6
S2 S25 S27 to Siebnen-Wangen
34.3 Ziegelbrücke S2 S25 S6 S27
S25 S6 to Schwanden
St. Gallen
Glarus
(Linth canal)
Weesen (closed)
Escher Canal (Linth)
Kerenzerberg tunnel (3,96 km)
24.5 Mühlehorn
Glarus
St. Gallen
21.2 Murg (ferry to Quinten)
18.1 Unterterzen (aerial lift to Flumserberg) S2
Mols (closed)
Bommerstein tunnel (453 m)
Seez
13.5 Walenstadt
9.7 Flums
2.6 Mels
to Buchs SG
0.2 Sargans S4 S12
S4 to Buchs SG
S12 to Chur
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The S17 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between Sargans and Rapperswil, connecting stations in the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. Südostbahn (SOB), a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of St. Gallen, operates the service.

On its journey, the S17 passes three disused railway stations: Bollingen, Weesen and Mols.

Operations

The S17 operates hourly between Sargans and Rapperswil, using the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans and Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke railway lines. The S6 also operates between Rapperswil and Ziegelbrücke, combining with the S17 for half-hourly service, with calls at every station. Between Uznach and Rapperswil, the S17 and S6 are additionally supported by the S4 and IR Voralpen-Express, both of which do not call at intermediate stations.

The three hours long Alpstein round trip (until December 2023 offered by the former S4 circle line), is still possible by combining the S4 and S17 services. At Sargans, the S17 continues as the S4 in direction of travel (and the S4 continues as S17 in the other direction), so that no change of trains is required; however, passengers do need to change trains either at Uznach or Rapperswil for the complete round trip.

Route

S17 Rapperswil – Uznach – Ziegelbrücke – Sargans

Connections to boat lines and cable car

History

See also: S4 (St. Gallen S-Bahn) § History

Prior to the 10 December 2023 timetable change, service over the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway line was provided by the S4, which operated in a bidirectional circular fashion. The expansion to dual track between Uznach and Schmerikon (constructed between 2021 and 2023) on the Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke railway line permitted expanded service between Rapperswil and Uznach. The S4 was rerouted to run between Sargans and Rapperswil via St. Gallen, while Sargans to Rapperswil via Ziegelbrücke became the new S17.

References

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 13–14, 24–25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Zürcher S-Bahn /S-Bahn St.Gallen /S-Bahn Schaffhausen /S-Bahn Bodensee" (PDF). THURBO. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. "Zürich HB - Ziegelbrücke - Sargans - Chur" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Mehr Züge nach Rapperswil und neue Liniennummern: So verkehren die Züge künftig am Obersee". Schweizerische Südostbahn AG (SOB) (in German). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. "Opening hours on Flumserberg". flumserberg.ch. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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