St. Margrethen railway station

Railway station in the canton of St. Gallen at Austria–Switzerland border

Distance53.8 km (33.4 mi) from Sargans^[1]Train operators

THURBO
Südostbahn
Swiss Federal Railways
Austrian Federal Railways

Services

Preceding station	Swiss Federal Railways		Following station
St. Gallen towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof		EuroCity	Bregenz towards München Hbf
Rorschach towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof		IR 13	Heerbrugg towards Chur
Preceding station	St. Gallen S-Bahn		Following station
Rheineck towards Nesslau-Neu St. Johann		S2	Au SG towards Altstätten SG
Rheineck towards Rapperswil		S4	Au SG towards Sargans
Rheineck towards Weinfelden		S5	Terminus
Rorschach towards Weinfelden		S7	Bregenz towards Lindau-Reutin
Preceding station	Vorarlberg S-Bahn		Following station
Terminus		S3	Lustenau towards Bregenz
Terminus		R5	Lustenau towards Feldkirch

Location

St. Margrethen railway station (German: Bahnhof St. Margrethen) is a railway station in St. Margrethen, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and the western terminus of the St. Margrethen–Lauterach line to Austria.^[1] It is located at the Swiss–Austrian border.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at St. Margrethen:^[2]

EuroCity: six trains per day between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and München Hauptbahnhof.
: hourly service between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Chur.
St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S2 / S4: half-hourly service between Wattwil and Altstätten SG via St. Gallen and hourly service to Rapperswil, Sargans, and Nesslau-Neu St. Johann.
- S5: hourly service to Weinfelden.
- S7: on weekdays, three trains per day between Romanshorn and Lindau-Reutin; service increases to every two hours on weekends.
Vorarlberg S-Bahn:
- S3: on weekdays, half-hourly service to Bregenz; service is hourly on weekends.
- R5: on weekdays, six trains per day to Dornbirn, three to Feldkirch.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof St. Margrethen SG" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Fahrplan R5 (S5)" (PDF). vmobil.at. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

External links

Media related to St. Margrethen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
St. Margrethen railway station – SBB

Lake Constance (Bodensee)

Austria
- Vorarlberg
  - Bregenz
Germany
- Baden-Württemberg
  - Bodenseekreis
  - Konstanz
- Bavaria
  - Lindau
Switzerland
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Schaffhausen
- St. Gallen
  - Rorschach
- Thurgau

Settlements

Austria	Bregenz Hard Höchst Hörbranz Fussach Gaissau Lochau
Germany	Allensbach Bodman-Ludwigshafen Eriskirch Friedrichshafen Gaienhofen Hagnau Immenstaad Konstanz Dingelsdorf Litzelstetten Paradies Petershausen Wallhausen Kressbronn Langenargen Lindau Meersburg Moos Nonnenhorn Öhningen Radolfzell Reichenau Sipplingen Stetten Überlingen Hödlingen Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Unteruhldingen Wasserburg
Switzerland	Altnau Arbon Berlingen Bottighofen Egnach Ermatingen Triboltingen Eschenz Frasnacht Goldach Gottlieben Güttingen Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Lutzenberg Mammern Münsterlingen Romanshorn Rorschach Rorschacherberg Salmsach Salenstein Steinach Steckborn Stein am Rhein Tägerwilen Tägermoos Thal Uttwil Walzenhausen Wolfhalden

Islands

Rivers

Valleys

Marien Gorge
Spetzgarter Gorge

Mountains

Landmarks

Obersee
- Bay of Bregenz
- Constance Hopper
- Überlinger See
- Rhine Delta
Untersee
- Gnadensee
- Markelfinger Winkel
- Rheinsee
- Wollmatinger Ried
- Zeller See

Buildings	Alt Dettingen Castle Arbon Castle Arenenberg Castle Bernegg Castle Castell Castle Eugensberg Castle Freudenfels Castle Gottlieben Castle Heiligenberg Castle Hohenfels Castle Hohenklingen Castle Hohentwiel Castle Konstanz Minster Louisenberg Castle Mammern Castle Meersburg Castle New Castle (Meersburg) Petershausen Abbey Reichenau Abbey Seeburg Castle Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
Touristic	Bregenzer Festspiele Pile Dwellings Museum Sea Life (Konstanz) Zeppelin Museum

Transportation

Railway

Chur–Rorschach	S2 S4 S5 S7
Friedrichshafen–Lindau	RB 93
High Rhine Line	S6 RE 2
Lake Line	S1 S7 S14 S44 RE1
Radolfzell–Mengen	RB 31 RB 32 IRE 3
Stahringen–Friedrichshafen	RB 31 IRE 3
St. Margrethen–Lauterach	S3 S7 R5
Vorarlberg Line	S1 S3 S7
S-Bahn	Bodensee St. Gallen Vorarlberg
Stations	Allensbach Altnau Arbon Arbon Seemoosriet Berlingen Bermatingen-Ahausen Bottighofen Bregenz Bregenz Hafen Bregenz Riedenburg Egnach Enzisweiler Eriskirch Ermatingen Eschenz Friedrichshafen Stadt Friedrichshafen-Fischbach Friedrichshafen Hafen Friedrichshafen Kluftern Friedrichshafen Landratsamt Friedrichshafen-Manzell Friedrichshafen Ost Güttingen Hard-Fussach Hegne Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Hafen Konstanz Konstanz-Fürstenberg Konstanz-Petershausen Konstanz-Wollmatingen Kressbronn Kurzrickenbach Seepark Landschlacht Langenargen Lindau-Aeschach Lindau-Insel Lindau-Reutin Lochau-Hörbranz Ludwigshafen (Bodensee) Lustenau Mammern Mannenbach-Salenstein Markdorf (Baden) Markelfingen Münsterlingen-Scherzingen Münsterlingen Spital Nonnenhorn Nussdorf Radolfzell Reichenau (Baden) Rheineck Rorschach Rorschach Hafen Romanshorn Ruderbach Salem (Baden) Sandbüchel Schwendi bei Heiden Seebleiche Sipplingen Staad Stahringen Steckborn Stein am Rhein Steinach St. Margrethen Tägerwilen-Gottlieben Triboltingen Überlingen Überlingen Therme Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Uttwil Walzenhausen Wartensee Wasserburg Wienacht-Tobel